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verb

Definition of stallnext
1
as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill endless complaints stalled the process of selecting the winning design for the memorial

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2
as in to die
to stop functioning the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside

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stall

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noun

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as in booth

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as in delay

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Recent Examples of stall
Verb
One of the key questions investigators are working to answer is why the control center appeared to be unaware that a train remained stalled on the tracks ahead of a train moving at 120 mph. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Federal efforts to make child care more affordable have repeatedly stalled, leaving families to cover the cost. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
In third grade, bullies pulled her hair and shoved her into a bathroom stall, breaking two of her fingers. — Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Unable to source the same pigs in America, the Ventura stall opted to use heritage black pork instead. — Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
  1. stop
  2. die
  3. booth
  4. delay
  5. halt
  6. crash
  7. box
  8. stoppage
Verb
  • That said, some conditions that fully heal or are free of treatment and symptoms for a certain period of time may stop being labeled as pre-existing, depending on the provider.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Fowler later diagnosed her as comatose before a deputy commissioner ordered the execution stopped.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of stop
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  • At this time Randy Lawson is filling the spot left open after Tommy Boyer died.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Gallagher was elected in June to serve out the term of longtime Northern California congressman Doug LaMalfa, who died suddenly early this year.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of die
Noun
  • Here’s a rundown of some key races to help voters prepare to go to the voting booth on Election Day.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This year, Saudi Aramco doesn’t even have a booth, a sign of increasingly fractured Gulf business relations.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of booth
Noun
  • But with hundreds of thousands of ballots already returned and hundreds of thousands more moving through the mail over the weekend, the legal fight still could cause delays.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Kenya’s own top-flight football league and national teams, for instance, have been riddled with challenges ranging from leadership wrangles to payment delays.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine's priorities for the talks were halting strikes on energy and critical infrastructure, unblocking Black Sea grain shipments and expanding prisoner exchanges.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The closure follows Walliams’ publisher, HarperCollins, dropping the author and halting the publication of his back catalog following misconduct allegations.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of halt
Verb
  • After starting in the middle of the night, candidates get about four hours of sleep over the next five days and complete tasks like carrying logs, launching boats into crashing waves, lying in cold ocean water and running around 200 miles.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • On Monday, De Miguel was not looking when Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono crashed into him while disputing a high ball late in the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of crash
Noun
  • Cardboard boxes and paper bags of food items being stored directly on floor of walk-in cooler and dry storage area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Compliance can amount to little more than proof that boxes were checked, even when the experience itself can feel exclusionary.
    — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • Boston Dynamics has also redesigned its exterior panels to withstand falling boxes and repositioned the emergency stop button to reduce accidental safety stoppages.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Nashville used two own goals and a stoppage-time score by Sam Surridge to erase a two-goal deficit and beat New York 3-2 on a rainy Sunday, ending the Red Bulls' postseason hopes.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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