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
For years, according to Jeff Edwards, founder and CEO of Energy Control Systems, operational teams across manufacturing, packaging, and processing environments have viewed stoppages as an unavoidable cost of doing business.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The combination of maritime disruptions, nuclear tensions and the breakdown of diplomatic channels has created a combustible environment in which even routine stoppages can escalate quickly.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Under him, there were no labor stoppages.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
The frequent stoppages allow fans to phone-surf without missing balls and strikes.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
On multiple occasions, Green pulled aside Kuminga during stoppages of play.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
And separate from any temporary SNAP stoppages due to the federal shutdown, the law cuts off access completely for refugees and other immigrant groups in the country lawfully.
—Renuka Rayasam, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
That invites questions about the match officials’ timekeeping and about the futility of a welcome clampdown on timewasting by goalkeepers when such an enormous amount of time is being lost to other stoppages.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
As for closures and travel interruptions, Pirek said the only stoppages that will occur are some trains at Camp Pendleton.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The combination of maritime disruptions, nuclear tensions and the breakdown of diplomatic channels has created a combustible environment in which even routine stoppages can escalate quickly.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Under him, there were no labor stoppages.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
The frequent stoppages allow fans to phone-surf without missing balls and strikes.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
On multiple occasions, Green pulled aside Kuminga during stoppages of play.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
And separate from any temporary SNAP stoppages due to the federal shutdown, the law cuts off access completely for refugees and other immigrant groups in the country lawfully.
—Renuka Rayasam, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
That invites questions about the match officials’ timekeeping and about the futility of a welcome clampdown on timewasting by goalkeepers when such an enormous amount of time is being lost to other stoppages.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
As for closures and travel interruptions, Pirek said the only stoppages that will occur are some trains at Camp Pendleton.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
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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Conflict in Yemen has prompted air traffic halts — leaving about 600 tourists stranded on a remote island.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The fact that any soliloquy halts dramatic action also poses a challenge.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Janus is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, and transitions.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aside from the characters’ happy endings, many of the Conformity Gate clues appear in the finale’s graduation scene.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In previous shutdowns, emergency funds have been used to cover the program, which serves around forty-two million Americans.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shooting of the police officer not only caused traffic snarls but also school shutdowns.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The closures have led to several lawsuits from its different landlords, demanding rent for shuttered locations.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Jan. 2026
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Launched by first-generation Latina founder Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton in 2017 as a nail studio and self care destination with its flagship in SoHo, Chillhouse rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when salon closures forced many to pursue at-home nail alternatives such as press-ons.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Stoppages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppages. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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