as in faltering
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as in stopping
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as in stalling
to bring (something) to a standstill
traffic was halted by the parade
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as in ceasing
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject
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as in ending
to come to an end
all filming halted when the star of the movie quit in a huff
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as in limping
to walk while favoring one leg
even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace
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as in hesitating
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
she was often confused, halting between the responsibilities of her job and the demands of her home life
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Recent Examples of halting
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
By now your internal rhythm has been disrupted, for that is the abrupt and halting impact of darkness on a body previously attuned to sunlight, sea air, the pastel patchwork of color and stone forming the Venetian scape.
—Travis Jeppesen, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2024
Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent discoveries of fin stockpiling, coupled with seizures at ports, underscore the incomplete effectiveness of the ban in halting the trafficking of shark or rhino ray fins.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Therefore, none of the halting Turing machines will go beyond one calculation step, which is why BB(1) = 1.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
By now your internal rhythm has been disrupted, for that is the abrupt and halting impact of darkness on a body previously attuned to sunlight, sea air, the pastel patchwork of color and stone forming the Venetian scape.
—Travis Jeppesen, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2024
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Recent discoveries of fin stockpiling, coupled with seizures at ports, underscore the incomplete effectiveness of the ban in halting the trafficking of shark or rhino ray fins.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent discoveries of fin stockpiling, coupled with seizures at ports, underscore the incomplete effectiveness of the ban in halting the trafficking of shark or rhino ray fins.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halting
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Another installment in the Kingsman franchise, which first launched Egerton’s career with 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, is uncertain.Jack Smart, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Can Raw Milk Give You Bird Flu? The effects of drinking raw milk tainted with bird flu are still uncertain.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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But in important ways, Rankin’s work provided a foundation for these titans to build even more support for abolition.TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Jurado, through a spokesperson, has described abolition as an aspirational goal, one that would take many years and many steps.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
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Showing signs of being irresolute can signal weakness that adversaries take note of.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
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The third—the series’ best and last—has Sam trying to repay the favor by making sure a newly married Joel isn’t sacrificing too much of himself to achieve a happy ending.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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This is histrionic and fun and has a nice ending with Michael Longfellow.EW.com, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The bus originated in Atlanta but had around six or seven stops on the way, and investigators are unsure where the man got on, Kenny said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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About 27 percent said Americans were responsible for finding their own coverage, while 19 percent were unsure or skipped the question.Tara Suter, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Israel and the West were long ambivalent about Assad's fate.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ulf, however, is more ambivalent about Linn’s contribution.John Russell, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Eartha Kitt remained as the villain, now joined by a delightfully conflicted henchman voiced by Seinfeld’s Patrick Warburton.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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One of her passions, according to her bio, was the Seeds of Peace, a program designed to bring together children in conflicted countries, such as Arab and Israeli teenagers, to help foster feelings of goodwill and teach conflict resolution.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024
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The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Halting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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