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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
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Yet the eye-rolling has stopped.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
That has stopped much of the oil shipped from Gulf producers and knocked millions of barrels a day off the global market.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Jackson Blake also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen stopped 18 shots for his second shutout of these playoffs and seventh in his postseason career.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The cameras are designed to capture video of motorists who drive past stopped school buses that have extended their stop arms to allow children to enter or exit the bus on the street.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Though the company stopped offering 360 Savings accounts to customers, Capital One continued to service the existing accounts under the program, the filings said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Swayman stopped the puck but had to freeze it for a defensive-zone faceoff.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets stopped going inside to Jokic, especially with Rudy Gobert out.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
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
But Crenshaw’s own essay, on the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, stopped short of calling for censorship.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Yet the eye-rolling has stopped.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
That has stopped much of the oil shipped from Gulf producers and knocked millions of barrels a day off the global market.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Jackson Blake also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen stopped 18 shots for his second shutout of these playoffs and seventh in his postseason career.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The cameras are designed to capture video of motorists who drive past stopped school buses that have extended their stop arms to allow children to enter or exit the bus on the street.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Though the company stopped offering 360 Savings accounts to customers, Capital One continued to service the existing accounts under the program, the filings said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Swayman stopped the puck but had to freeze it for a defensive-zone faceoff.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets stopped going inside to Jokic, especially with Rudy Gobert out.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped
Verb
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Development ceased, and the Lucca would eventually be lost to time.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 May 2026
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The fallout continues after Spirit Airlines ceased operations over the weekend.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
Verb
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More commonly, prescribed burning is halted because Forest Service staff are occupied fighting wildfires.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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But while a subsequent ceasefire has largely halted fighting in Iran, Washington and Tehran remain unable to agree to a more secure peace.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Elsewhere, the Bucks have already filled their opening after the departure of Doc Rivers, a former Magic coach, with the hiring of Taylor Jenkins.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 May 2026
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Celebrate Mom with this bright bouquet filled with a mix of mini purple carnations, chamomile daisies, green button chrysanthemums, pink cushion chrysanthemums, and a yellow rose.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 May 2026
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The Australian policy of refusing to allow boat arrivals to settle has largely ended people smuggling from Southeast Asian ports in rickety fishing boats that had once thrived.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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In 2023, Florida illegally ended Medicaid coverage for almost 500,000 recipients, primarily pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Once fierce rivals, the two men were responsible for the country’s first peaceful transfer of power between parties, after Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party defeated Adams and the Federalists in the election of 1800.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Disable my adblockerContinue without disabling Contact support|We're using DeVaux’s dream was realized in large part due to jockey Jose Ortiz, who defeated his own brother — who was on top of Renegade — for the win.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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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
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For decades, California had some of the strongest legal protections for law enforcement officers in the country, at times allowing those who engaged in serious misconduct to quietly quit and find jobs in other departments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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But in the end, higher jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war drained cash from the business at an accelerating pace, forcing it to call it quits.—
Bernard Condon,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Quin Snyder’s Towns wrinkle stalled the Knicks briefly, then stopped working.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But by March, the fight seemed to have stalled out.—
Kerry Sheridan,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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