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Recent Examples of standstill Both commanded the respect of a standstill, silence, salutes, and honor. Paula Pedene, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Immigration enforcement actions at farms, businesses and construction sites brought everything to a standstill, said Rodriguez, director of farmworker advocacy for the National Farmworker Ministry. Corey Williams, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 Driving impressions The Sportage hybrid accelerates well from a standstill. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025 Negotiations between the city and TPAC hit a snag not long after the new year and appear to have remained at a standstill ever since. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standstill
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halt
Noun
  • But just as the journey was about to begin, COVID-19 forced everything to a halt.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • At Walt Disney World in Orlando free buses from the airport to its on-site hotels ground to a halt along with contactless room keys which came in the form of collectable wristbands.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Standstill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standstill. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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