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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
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
There is no data showing how many of those minors married other minors, and which married adults for recent years, as the state stopped collecting that data in 2022.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
But the activity hasn't stopped there!
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
And, federal food and nutrition benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) stopped over the weekend, prompting widespread outcry and pushback from two federal judges.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Pressed to find out exactly where the show faltered, Mangan opined that perhaps the sheer amount of talent behind the camera stopped anyone from steering this Hindenburg on course.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
Too many Californians have stopped believing in ours.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For one night, the questions stopped.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Sage could have stopped there and given Shannon her consolation hug after winning the day by turning the tribe vote against her.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
The move comes weeks after Microsoft stopped providing some services to an Israeli defense unit.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
There is no data showing how many of those minors married other minors, and which married adults for recent years, as the state stopped collecting that data in 2022.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
But the activity hasn't stopped there!
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
And, federal food and nutrition benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) stopped over the weekend, prompting widespread outcry and pushback from two federal judges.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Pressed to find out exactly where the show faltered, Mangan opined that perhaps the sheer amount of talent behind the camera stopped anyone from steering this Hindenburg on course.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
Too many Californians have stopped believing in ours.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For one night, the questions stopped.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Sage could have stopped there and given Shannon her consolation hug after winning the day by turning the tribe vote against her.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped
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The United States has all but ceased supplying Ukraine with equipment.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ceased its financial relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and RTX (formerly Raytheon), according to the organization.—
James Factora,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The film only made $41 million at the box office and effectively halted the franchise.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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The family filed a suit contesting their deportation, court records show, and it was briefly halted before a judge ruled against them in July.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trucks filled with uranium ore rumble down two-lane highways, sharing the road with tourists and locals, and the question of what happens in an accident concerns people along the route.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Other photos show the music artist bringing the hero product into focus inside a quintessential South Beach store filled with postcards, neon bikinis and graffiti merchandise.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The first four episodes of Netflix's Squid Game reality competition series ended on an intense cliffhanger.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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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Others have quit or decided to take retirement during the shutdown, increasing the strain on the industry which already had a severe shortage of traffic controllers.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Neither side wanted Davie to quit, but that is where the BBC has ended up.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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China’s ambitious plan to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), a multibillion-dollar project aimed at creating the world’s largest particle collider, is likely to be officially stalled after it was not included in the country’s next five-year plan.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Blue Raiders used 17 plays and over eight minutes off the clock, taking the second half kickoff from its own 20 to the Trinity nine-yard line, where the drive stalled.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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