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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This quiet standstill is being shaken up by a new feature in Google's Play Integrity API.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah and Israel fought to a standstill in a 2006 war.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
The collapse also brought the critically important Baltimore Port to a standstill for months.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Should that occur, all activity loading and unloading cargo containers and automobiles would come to a standstill, while cruise ships would continue to operate, Rooney said.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah and Israel fought to a standstill in a 2006 war.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
The collapse also brought the critically important Baltimore Port to a standstill for months.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
Should that occur, all activity loading and unloading cargo containers and automobiles would come to a standstill, while cruise ships would continue to operate, Rooney said.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Standstill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standstill. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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