as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
yet another stoppage in play for some unexplained reason
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Recent Examples of stoppage
Making this matchup particularly exciting was the fact that both goals were scored within minutes of each other, with Zaldivar scoring in the 89th and Garcia two minutes into second-half stoppage time, to secure an important win for Juarez.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Omari Hutchinson, another recent arrival, wasted a good chance in stoppage time.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
If the 2027 All-Star Game is postponed because of a labor stoppage, the game played at Wrigley likely would be delayed until 2029, sources said.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Less than 12 hours after the work stoppage took effect, federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to bring the two parties to binding arbitration.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Omari Hutchinson, another recent arrival, wasted a good chance in stoppage time.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
If the 2027 All-Star Game is postponed because of a labor stoppage, the game played at Wrigley likely would be delayed until 2029, sources said.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Less than 12 hours after the work stoppage took effect, federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to bring the two parties to binding arbitration.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppage
Noun
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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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The Senate bill is opposed by multiple smoking cessation groups, who argued that the Senate version lacked teeth to curb youth vaping.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The complaint also seeks the halt of all work on the project, pending the investigation the petition seeks.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Instantly, traffic came to a halt on the busy corridor in Everett.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Maybe — just maybe — the Jets showed enough to believe that this sort of ending won’t happen as often anymore.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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No easy fixes and no tidy endings here.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then, in the second half, a one-hour, two-minute lightning delay put a halt in the action, pushing the game’s conclusion past midnight on the East Coast.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppage. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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