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
What is obvious is that the only thing as dishonest as FIFA’s insistence that the breaks are only because of its concerns about players’ health is FIFA’s claiming that the stoppages don’t impact matches.
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
It’s also allowed more space for TV commercials to be sold, with broadcasters such as FOX cutting to ads during the short stoppages (fans noted that the American network even missed match action in the Mexico-South Africa tournament opener).
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Momentum maps have shown how games have shifted after the new stoppages in play.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
In the Republic of Ireland, RTE has shown commercials during the stoppages, even though former player Richard Sadlier was critical of that live on air during Mexico-South Africa.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
In fact, for the two 45-minute halves, there were practically no stoppages of play for anything.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 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
Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
It’s also allowed more space for TV commercials to be sold, with broadcasters such as FOX cutting to ads during the short stoppages (fans noted that the American network even missed match action in the Mexico-South Africa tournament opener).
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Momentum maps have shown how games have shifted after the new stoppages in play.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
In the Republic of Ireland, RTE has shown commercials during the stoppages, even though former player Richard Sadlier was critical of that live on air during Mexico-South Africa.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
In fact, for the two 45-minute halves, there were practically no stoppages of play for anything.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 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
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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Intermittent road shutdowns or detours may pop up.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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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
Noun
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But questions still remain about how contemporary works will fare in a market that has also seen a number of gallery closures.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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In some Asian and African countries that rely more on oil from the Middle East, the supply shock led to school and government office closures and instructions to work from home, according to the International Energy Agency.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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“Stoppages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppages. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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