1
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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2
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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as in prevented
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Recent Examples of stopped
Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Weekly updates from the more specific FluView have stopped, as have summary reports from RESP-NET that tracks hospitalizations for Covid-19, flu and RSV from a network of hospitals across the country.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Illinois state Representative Hoan Huynh, a Democrat serving Chicago, said federal agents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stopped him on Tuesday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood on Chicago's northwest side.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Auden Padma Ballet Slippers These slippers stopped me in my tracks.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Love Is Blind Season 9 may be over, but that doesn’t mean the drama has stopped with the cast.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
Samsung’s first Galaxy XR headset is now official, but that hasn’t stopped the company teasing future AR products.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The drivers of both vehicles stopped, called 911 and waited for emergency personnel, who pronounced the man dead at the scene.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Then, on fourth down, Owens was stopped for no gain, and Kennesaw got the ball.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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As part of that process, Netflix stopped disclosing its subscribers at the end of last year.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Weekly updates from the more specific FluView have stopped, as have summary reports from RESP-NET that tracks hospitalizations for Covid-19, flu and RSV from a network of hospitals across the country.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Illinois state Representative Hoan Huynh, a Democrat serving Chicago, said federal agents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stopped him on Tuesday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood on Chicago's northwest side.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Auden Padma Ballet Slippers These slippers stopped me in my tracks.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Love Is Blind Season 9 may be over, but that doesn’t mean the drama has stopped with the cast.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
Samsung’s first Galaxy XR headset is now official, but that hasn’t stopped the company teasing future AR products.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The drivers of both vehicles stopped, called 911 and waited for emergency personnel, who pronounced the man dead at the scene.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Then, on fourth down, Owens was stopped for no gain, and Kennesaw got the ball.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped
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The Highway Patrol notified the Marines of the incident and the military ceased firing live rounds.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, the extended family gatherings ceased altogether.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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A number of America's top employers have halted their sponsorship of H-1B visas for certain roles.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Traffic halted as agents took people into custody while bystanders recorded events on their phones.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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With good reason, as the history of this Louisiana city is filled with lore of witchcraft, voodoo, and even vampires.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Carrasco notes that the bear and woman video was posted by an account filled with Sora videos, which signals to him that the viral animal encounter clip is AI as well.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Portland, meanwhile, overcame slipping into the wild-card round with a heavy defeat in the regular-season finale and bounced back with a 3-1 win of its own that ended Real Salt Lake’s season.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Its protagonist—unnamed, like those in Pond and Checkout 19—is a writer who has recently ended a doomed affair with an older man, Xavier.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The first proposal almost certainly would have been defeated in the courts, while the other sounds like a fiscal disaster waiting to happen.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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Swift, meanwhile, made her first public appearance at an NFL game this season when the Chiefs defeated the Lions.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Garcia could have enriched himself by keeping his mouth shut, and the Riverside scandal may have stalled out there.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the motion failed to reach the 60-vote filibuster, and the bill has stalled.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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From the Mercury and Gemini missions to the drama of Apollo 13, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the robotic explorers roaming Mars, NASA's history is packed with daring feats and scientific firsts.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The pros packed a much bigger punch in September.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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After the player availabilities concluded, Braden Mullen, a first-year player at Charlotte after four seasons at Dartmouth, expressed his gratitude to the fan base.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Police in Portland and New York City reported that the protests concluded with no arrests.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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