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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
Where previous generations tended to stall partway, the model could carry a researcher's experiment through to the end, freeing them to run more at once. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Critics rightly questioned whether the federal government was overstepping its authority, and the effort quickly stalled. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
My father, meanwhile, would bring home bowls of warm ginger milk pudding from a dessert stall in Causeway Bay. — Mimi Thorisson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Alex Barth, of Capay Canyon Ranch, stood behind a grape-laden table Saturday at her family’s market stall. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 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
  • The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The exposure obviously scares him, but not enough to stop him from filming his next scene, where he’s been tasked with breaking in newcomer Cami Soul.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • He was later stabilized but ultimately died from his injuries Sunday.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Zhu steered China’s economic policy for more than a decade since the early 1990s, first as a vice premier and then the premier under late leader Jiang Zemin, who died in late 2022.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of die
Noun
  • Though Krukow’s departure will be hard for Giants fans to digest, his partner in the booth wasn’t caught off guard by the decision.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The gallery will also include Urgessa’s 2025 painting Fiber of grace (Schutz) 2 in its booth at Frieze Seoul next month.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of booth
Noun
  • Tether defends the short delay as a necessary trade-off for responsible responsiveness in a large ecosystem, rejecting claims of a loophole.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Officials in the past have blamed logistical issues for the payment delays.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of delay
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  • Flights are typically halted from the nearby airport when the President is taking off.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center filed an emergency motion to halt the euthanasia of a dog that attacked several people.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of halt
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  • Long Beach police have shared new video of a hit-and-run driver who allegedly crashed into two teens on motorized dirt bikes in July, leaving both hospitalized.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The water crashed into a hydroelectric plant about a mile and a half downstream, killing most of the crew and their families — more than 60 people.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of crash
Noun
  • Instead of slicing and dicing the zucchini, grate it on the large holes of a box grater or the grater attachment of a food processor.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Drop it off in person Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, states have been working to educate voters about submitting ballots by mail earlier or returning them in drop boxes all year.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • Abello pulled one back with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Cowan suffered a first-round defeat from a body punch, marking her fourth consecutive stoppage loss and bringing her UFC record to 0-4.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
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