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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.
—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.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.
—Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Logan Thompson stopped 24 shots, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Sunday in perhaps the final home of Alex Ovechkin's brilliant career.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
So insurers started exiting the market or stopped writing new policies, thus reducing competition.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
My parents took me on my first flight at three months old and never stopped, raising me in a world that stretched far beyond home.
—Shayla Martin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
The grid is abruptly cut off at the top of the structure, as if construction stopped when the funds ran out.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Over the next nine months of repairs, time started and stopped sporadically.
—Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2026
Details matter, as the characters in Season 2 never stopped reminding us.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
—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.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
The shipping disruption also largely stopped the export of nitrogen fertilizers manufactured in the Persian Gulf and limited access to key fertilizer ingredients.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.
—Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Logan Thompson stopped 24 shots, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Sunday in perhaps the final home of Alex Ovechkin's brilliant career.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
So insurers started exiting the market or stopped writing new policies, thus reducing competition.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
My parents took me on my first flight at three months old and never stopped, raising me in a world that stretched far beyond home.
—Shayla Martin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
The grid is abruptly cut off at the top of the structure, as if construction stopped when the funds ran out.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Over the next nine months of repairs, time started and stopped sporadically.
—Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 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
Verb
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The payments ceased when the judge in the Skaggs family’s civil case made a pre-trial ruling that both sides must accept Kay’s conviction and the facts established in his criminal proceedings.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The threats halted the limited ship traffic that resumed in the strait since the ceasefire, according to a report from Lloyd’s List Intelligence.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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The announcement halted the limited ship traffic that resumed in the strait since the ceasefire, according to a report from Lloyd’s List intelligence.—
Samy Magdy,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Tears, heartbreak and an overwhelming sense of loss filled Brooklyn Monday night at the funeral for 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, who was killed less than two weeks ago in a stray-bullet shooting.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The bag, usually a canvas tote, is filled with screen-free activities to keep you away from your phone.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Jags ended the season with a 34-6 record and as District 8-5A champions.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The ordinance was proposed by Legislative Vice Chair Sean Smith, who recently ended his bid for Congress.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bennedict Mathurin had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists off the bench, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 115-110 on Sunday to set up a rematch in the play-in tournament.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Cologne eased its Bundesliga relegation worries on Sunday, Stuttgart took another step toward Champions League qualification and Freiburg defeated Mainz 1-0 away in a duel between European contenders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nevertheless, Kayla refused to quit.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The town has been operating without a local government since January, when its entire Board of Trustees quit following years of bitter infighting and a violent scuffle that sent one of the trustees to the hospital, The Denver Post reported last month.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s solid performance stalled in the seventh inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Mostly, though, the Heat stalled as a team.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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