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as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold
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as in halted
to bring (something) to a standstill
traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck
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as in filled
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
I stopped the mouse hole with plaster
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as in ended
to come to an end
the music stopped but we kept on dancing
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league
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Recent Examples of stopped
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
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Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck.
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Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Big Oil is not backing away from renewables because the energy transition has stopped.
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Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Food preparation in affected areas was stopped until the health department conducted a reinspection.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 June 2026
And several escalators at the SEC District station stopped working for a bit, forcing riders to take the stairs or elevator.
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Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Three other vehicles were all stopped a short distance away, each of which also appeared to have sustained considerable damage, with at least two sets of air bags deployed.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
In the months before the shooting, Mangione’s once active online presence stopped, and his mother filed a missing persons’ report.
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Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Once the match started, the tours of the property stopped and all attention turned to the soccer game.
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Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Details matter, as the characters in Season 2 never stopped reminding us.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
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Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck.
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Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
Its domestic league stopped playing.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Big Oil is not backing away from renewables because the energy transition has stopped.
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Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Food preparation in affected areas was stopped until the health department conducted a reinspection.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 June 2026
And several escalators at the SEC District station stopped working for a bit, forcing riders to take the stairs or elevator.
—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Three other vehicles were all stopped a short distance away, each of which also appeared to have sustained considerable damage, with at least two sets of air bags deployed.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
In the months before the shooting, Mangione’s once active online presence stopped, and his mother filed a missing persons’ report.
—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Once the match started, the tours of the property stopped and all attention turned to the soccer game.
—
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Details matter, as the characters in Season 2 never stopped reminding us.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped
Adjective
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Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
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While nearly 3,500 newspapers have ceased publication during the new millennium, the Daily Herald is nonetheless joining a growing chain in a shrinking industry.
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Serious headwinds Last July, months after construction at the site ceased, giving way to 4-foot-tall weeds, Bryant said that although the company had raised $9 million from investors, the project ran into serious headwinds.
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In the end that discussion was halted by Paramount’s superior bid.
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Just days after the White House confirmed the plans, a Kenyan court temporarily halted the proposal with Kenyan High Court Judge Patricia Nyaundi upholding that decision and ordering the Kenyan government to cease all building and operations at the base while the case is resolved.
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Back in Iran, hundreds of people filled Tajrish Square, where ceremonies for the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, were taking place as not far away others celebrated the resilience shown by their soccer team against a Belgian side packed with stars like Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard.
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The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
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Kylee explained that Aven eventually ended things again, citing the damage done to their relationship.
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Morocco would rally to a 4-2 victory, advancing to the next round as Haiti’s journey ended.
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Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper each homered for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 6-2 on Sunday night.
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Atlanta defeated Indiana 108-101 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, with Reese posting 21 points and 11 rebounds and Clark scoring 26 points in the loss.
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Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
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Yes, some people drank so much that they got fired and hit on random people and drove drunk—those people should obviously quit.
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The Face of the Band Leaves In 1985, strung out from the road and eager to focus on his solo career, Cetera quit Chicago.
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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