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
Tense scenes played out in the chamber as voting came to a standstill, dragging for hours as holdout senators huddled for negotiations.
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Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Kevin Carter/Getty Images For the mortgage markets, however, this back and forth between the Trump administration and the courts essentially translates into a standstill.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
But at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most productions left at a standstill across the industry, Williamson began feeling increasingly restless.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
The Problem With Shamet Shamet is an excellent shooter, both at a standstill and off of movement.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Kevin Carter/Getty Images For the mortgage markets, however, this back and forth between the Trump administration and the courts essentially translates into a standstill.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
But at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most productions left at a standstill across the industry, Williamson began feeling increasingly restless.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
The Problem With Shamet Shamet is an excellent shooter, both at a standstill and off of movement.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standstill
halt
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About three-quarters of the way through the video, the song screeches to a halt, as the video shows four men listening to a boombox.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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On the conflict in Ukraine, Ushakov said Trump emphasized his push for a quick halt to the fighting, and Putin voiced Moscow’s readiness to pursue talks with Kyiv, noting the previous rounds in Turkey yielded humanitarian results.—
Vladimir Isachenkov,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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“Standstill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standstill. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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