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                    as in ceases
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 halts
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring (something) to a standstill                                       
              
                             traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in fills
                                                
              
          
                                                      to close up so that no empty spaces remain                                       
              
                             I stopped the mouse hole with plaster                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in ends
                                                
              
          
                                                      to come to an end                                       
              
                             the music stopped but we kept on dancing                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in overcomes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to achieve a victory over                                       
              
                             they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in stations
                                                
              
          
                                                      a regular stopping place                                       
              
                             had lunch on a picnic table at a shady rest stop along the highway                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in obstacles
                                                
              
          
                                                      something that makes movement or progress difficult                                       
              
                             pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in cessations
                                                
              
          
                                                      the stopping of a process or activity                                       
              
                             put a stop to this nonsense                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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