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as in halted
to bring (something) to a standstill
endless complaints stalled the process of selecting the winning design for the memorial
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as in died
to stop functioning
the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside
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Recent Examples of stalled
Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Choose cooperative words to move stalled conversations forward.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
The Common Council's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee is considering that action after committee members heard a report from Mayor Cavalier Johnson's Department of City Development on the stalled Neutral.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next Iran’s leadership is expected to continue resisting growing pressure from the United States and European powers, as nuclear negotiations remain stalled and Western sanctions intensify.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
That work has stalled due to limited funding.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Hollywood commissioners signed off on the deal with Related Group four years ago, but the project has stalled under the weight of an intense public outcry along with ongoing zoning disputes at the county level.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
However, that project subsequently stalled.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 May 2026
But the legislation has stalled in the Senate over concerns about whether its property tax relief provisions are meaningful for area school districts and residents.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
However, that optimism has faded as negotiations appear have stalled.
—Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Quin Snyder’s Towns wrinkle stalled the Knicks briefly, then stopped working.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Gas prices are rising at a moment when peace talks between Iran and the United States seem to have stalled.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The result is often faster decision-making and fewer stalled initiatives.
—Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Choose cooperative words to move stalled conversations forward.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
The Common Council's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee is considering that action after committee members heard a report from Mayor Cavalier Johnson's Department of City Development on the stalled Neutral.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next Iran’s leadership is expected to continue resisting growing pressure from the United States and European powers, as nuclear negotiations remain stalled and Western sanctions intensify.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
The robbery trial comes after delays stalled the case for years and Young repeatedly reversed course on plea agreements offered by prosecutors, including one that would have reduced his robbery charges to a minor felony with little prison time.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
That work has stalled due to limited funding.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Hollywood commissioners signed off on the deal with Related Group four years ago, but the project has stalled under the weight of an intense public outcry along with ongoing zoning disputes at the county level.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
However, that project subsequently stalled.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 May 2026
But the legislation has stalled in the Senate over concerns about whether its property tax relief provisions are meaningful for area school districts and residents.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
However, that optimism has faded as negotiations appear have stalled.
—Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Quin Snyder’s Towns wrinkle stalled the Knicks briefly, then stopped working.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Gas prices are rising at a moment when peace talks between Iran and the United States seem to have stalled.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalled
Adjective
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
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The loss marked an early end for the Frost, which had previously gone a perfect 6-0 when facing elimination in the PWHL playoffs, and halted the team’s quest for a rare threepeat.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Waymo has drawn criticism for its vehicles failing to yield to school buses in Austin, and for the performance of its vehicles during widespread power outages in San Francisco in December, when robotaxis halted in traffic, causing gridlock.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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In addition to the 18-year-old woman who died, authorities said, others suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds as dozens of shots were fired at the popular boating, fishing and swimming lake about 20 miles north of downtown Oklahoma City.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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And Bona, a second-year reserve, got caught too many times reaching in the cookie jar while defending Towns.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Before that drama began, however, five of the first six outs of the game were grounders to Deegan, which caught the eye of Dundee-Crown coach Andrew Zimmer.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Hundreds of passengers’ plans were derailed on Wednesday when a train crashed into a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope, damaging the tracks — but not just those on board were affected.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Dominguez hustled back to the wall and made a spectacular catch, but crashed incredibly hard into the wall.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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These questions are intentionally open-ended.—
Alyshia Hull,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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Without giving too much away about the endings of Caveat and Oddity, McCarthy (like Ohm) leans toward the bleak and open-ended.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The comeback attempt eventually failed, though.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Bores, presumably, had already failed as well.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Stalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalled. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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