1
as in stops
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 dies
to stop functioning
the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside
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Recent Examples of stalls
Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The irony is that, over time, those same systems become the choke points that determine who can scale and who stalls.
—Alexandre De Vigan, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
If his progress stalls out, this team is in trouble.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
There is often community resistance that stalls the building of homes.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
In an email, Jackman said that the city’s rapid growth has been enabled by these plans, along with an efficient building permit process that enables developers to move quickly through environmental review, a process that often stalls construction in other Bay Area cities.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023
Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
This process stalls improvements for years.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The irony is that, over time, those same systems become the choke points that determine who can scale and who stalls.
—Alexandre De Vigan, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
If his progress stalls out, this team is in trouble.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
There is often community resistance that stalls the building of homes.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
In an email, Jackman said that the city’s rapid growth has been enabled by these plans, along with an efficient building permit process that enables developers to move quickly through environmental review, a process that often stalls construction in other Bay Area cities.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023
Noun
This includes increasing bathroom stalls, single person bathrooms and individual stall locker rooms.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalls
Verb
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When the game stops, it will be called on account of darkness.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Many guests are juggling packed itineraries—pyramid visits, museum stops, Nile cruise transfers—and the staff are well practiced at coordinating drivers, guides, and early departures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Own a $1 million condo and your spouse dies?—
Greg Raiff,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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If every truth that creates legal complexity dies on contact, people stop raising anything that might trigger those functions at all.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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There are loads of under-the-radar towns along these states' coastlines that have their own unique charms and draws.—
Amy Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Buckle up for loads of action and a wild ride through SoCal history and haunts.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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But Ho's order now halts that effective date.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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March 2 Oil and gas prices jumped during the first trading day since the strikes, as the war halts energy exports from the Middle East.—
Emma Graham,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes that’s because a stray thought so often crashes the party that is the presidential cranium, kicks over the keg and makes for the nearest exit.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The song crashes together distorted guitar and twitchy electronic production to create what feels akin to having a panic attack at a rave.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
8 May 2026
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The rest of the production had been much harder—particularly because, to his frustration, he’d been forced to film primarily in Atlanta rather than in Oakland, after a year of maddening delays led to the production losing its California tax rebate.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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And the bus agency will stage buses to handle potential overflow crowds or delays on the streetcar, among other improvements through the Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA) during the World Cup.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Power—the explosive, fast-twitch capacity that catches you mid-fall—goes first.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 May 2026
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All this will come to the fore when Apple eventually sorts out its own AI strategy and catches iPhone up with other platforms.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Statistically, the first launch from a private company almost always fails.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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“Stalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalls. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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