stoppages

plural of stoppage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stoppages After electrical issues caused multiple shot clocks to malfunction, and choppy officiating gave way to numerous review stoppages, the fan cam inside the arena was put to work. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025 The delivery backlog was exacerbated by the cessation of air travel early in the pandemic and the multiple production stoppages driven by Boeing’s safety and quality issues. Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 For a team that loves to run up and down, Oklahoma should aim for as few stoppages as possible. Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 The problem was exacerbated by the Hollywood strikes of 2023 that delayed the delivery of new seasons by as much as six months, with all of the series listed above impacted by the work stoppages. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024 Dean has become a bit too slow on the trigger with stoppages of late. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppages
Noun
  • All 32 teams made their 2025 season debuts in Week 1, with dramatic endings, statement wins and potentially damaging defeats among the outcomes on display.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This year in particular, the 9/9 portal coincides with the moon in Aries — the first sign of the zodiac — creating a balance between endings and beginnings, especially with Saturn retrograde stationed at the last degree of Pisces while Neptune retrograde journeys through the first degree of Aries.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How to check online The Michigan Department of Transportation maintains a website showing all construction, closures and other information for in-state roads.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Be sure to heed any remaining road closures.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The production changes come on the heels of partial shutdowns at the electric vehicle manufacturing plant Factory Zero, in Detroit-Hamtramck.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Michigan state government last had budget shutdowns in 2007 and 2009.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Stoppages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppages. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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