as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
yet another stoppage in play for some unexplained reason
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Recent Examples of stoppages
In fact, for the two 45-minute halves, there were practically no stoppages of play for anything.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
At the end of each half, however, there will be added time to make up for stoppages in play — such as when a player is injured, or there is a lengthy replay review — when the clock keeps running.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Some games there’s no stoppages and some games there’s a bunch.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
Riley went all six innings of a game called short by umpires due to two weather stoppages.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
The kiss cams and sing-alongs and air horns and thunder sticks are all integrated into the game, not reserved for stoppages in play.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
During the action, music played through the continuous stoppages, keeping the crowd engaged.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
The stoppages allow for weird moments of drama and the emergence of characters.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Given that a successful appeal would see the challenge retained, there could theoretically be a large amount of stoppages.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
At the end of each half, however, there will be added time to make up for stoppages in play — such as when a player is injured, or there is a lengthy replay review — when the clock keeps running.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Some games there’s no stoppages and some games there’s a bunch.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
Riley went all six innings of a game called short by umpires due to two weather stoppages.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
The kiss cams and sing-alongs and air horns and thunder sticks are all integrated into the game, not reserved for stoppages in play.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
During the action, music played through the continuous stoppages, keeping the crowd engaged.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
The stoppages allow for weird moments of drama and the emergence of characters.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Given that a successful appeal would see the challenge retained, there could theoretically be a large amount of stoppages.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppages
Noun
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In practice the printer ran for about 3 months (including setup and halts), whereas a traditional cast bridge might have taken 3–4 times longer.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Former leaders warn that the loss of institutional knowledge, combined with halts to the incoming pipeline of public health workers, may lead to a long-term crisis.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Parents are choosing names with softer sounds and vowel endings such as Alonso, Ilyas, Amos, and Lennon for boys, and Rhea, Rosalina, Aura, Ines, and Zeina for girls.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The end of Dexter is so widely hated that it’s considered by many to be among the worst TV show endings ever.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Even then, there were significant differences in patterns among cities (and intra-city neighborhoods) in terms of how cities recovered from the shutdowns.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The force of that earthquake six years ago traveled several hundred miles away to South Florida cut the workday short for employees in several buildings and spurring some road shutdowns.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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His appearance as the first sitting president at an NBA Finals game brought a crackdown on security with checkpoints, magnetometers and street closures confounding fans, commuters and tourists.—
Brian Mahoney,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Bears prompt school closures in Japan Talk about an unexpected disruption.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Stoppages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppages. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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