as in halt
a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
battled each other to a standstill
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Recent Examples of standstill
Those drilling operations are active and ongoing while the mine remains at a standstill, Matt Lengerich, the mine’s executive general manager, told the Statesman.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Johnson blamed these Republicans for bringing the chamber to a standstill, and leadership canceled votes for the rest of the week to regroup over how to approach round two of the proxy voting fight.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
With new construction levels at a near standstill, available retail inventory is tightening, fueling a 3.1% year-over-year increase in rents — the highest of any retail subtype.
—Naveen Jaggi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
However, things aren't moving very fast apparently, indicating a potential standstill between the two sides.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Johnson blamed these Republicans for bringing the chamber to a standstill, and leadership canceled votes for the rest of the week to regroup over how to approach round two of the proxy voting fight.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
With new construction levels at a near standstill, available retail inventory is tightening, fueling a 3.1% year-over-year increase in rents — the highest of any retail subtype.
—Naveen Jaggi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
However, things aren't moving very fast apparently, indicating a potential standstill between the two sides.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standstill
halt
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But America's oldest-running distillery ground to a halt last month amid historic and deadly flooding, when Buffalo Trace master distiller Harlen Wheatley says the nearby Kentucky River rose to over 48 feet.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
3 May 2025
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Operations to release public records requests largely ground to a halt, according to half a dozen current or former employees.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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“Standstill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standstill. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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