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noun

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as in break
a brief halt in a journey our guide called for a stop at the trail hut so we could eat and rest a bit

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as in station
a regular stopping place had lunch on a picnic table at a shady rest stop along the highway

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Recent Examples of stop
Verb
Amazon’s comfy fall boot styles don’t stop here. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025 Early reporting can stop wider damage. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business's parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025 Disembark at the 31st and Main stop. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop
Noun
  • The struggling Dolphins appear to at least be getting a break on bad weather.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Back in early 2023, the star explained why one of those breaks was longer than normal.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And then at Veejay’s station — well, there are no clothes made yet, and Christian is shocked.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • No one was at the day care when NBC News affiliate KARE 11 went to the facility, the station reported.
    Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over the next 12 months, HMS will gain access to mentorship, commercial opportunities, business and legal advisory, digital tools, and physical resources such as co-working spaces and wet labs, support designed to help early-stage companies overcome common obstacles that startups face.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The permit problem According to Saltzer, capture is lagging because, despite available storage and existing pipelines, permitting new CO2 infrastructure remains a major obstacle.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • There have been a lot of calls for arms embargoes and a halt to aid for Israel.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Tourism ground to a halt just ahead of October, the biggest season for visitors.
    Laura Hackett, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • After battling Bukele in public and her own embassy in private, Manes announced a pause in diplomatic relations and left El Salvador in late 2021.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • His showing over the weekend, however, should at least give the Canucks some pause.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • The ride starts at a depot on Front Street and ends right behind it in Mallory Square.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to plans for fuel depots in orbit, which SpaceX hopes to use to service missions with the Starship and Superheavy, OOR is also being investigated for the sake of satellite refueling.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • The additional hurdle for H-1B visas—a category for high-skilled workers that many tech companies rely upon—could undermine America’s ability to attract top tech talent, Bansal explained.
    Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, there’s still a final hurdle for Cootes to leap over in the final week of the preseason.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.
    Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.
    Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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