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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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as in faltering
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Recent Examples of halting
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The speech is slightly halting, spoken one word a time.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 30 June 2025
Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Zverev had advanced on Friday after Novak Djokovic retired one set into their semifinal due to injury — halting his quest for a record 25th grand slam title.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Zverev had advanced on Friday after Novak Djokovic retired one set into their semifinal due to injury — halting his quest for a record 25th grand slam title.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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Verb
About nineteen minutes in, after a meditative string of A-flats, a halting procession of some two hundred and seventy-five chords begins—permutations of eight basic types, containing up to twelve notes.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The speech is slightly halting, spoken one word a time.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 30 June 2025
Adjective
Zverev had advanced on Friday after Novak Djokovic retired one set into their semifinal due to injury — halting his quest for a record 25th grand slam title.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Zverev had advanced on Friday after Novak Djokovic retired one set into their semifinal due to injury — halting his quest for a record 25th grand slam title.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
Zverev had advanced on Friday after Novak Djokovic retired one set into their semifinal due to injury — halting his quest for a record 25th grand slam title.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Zverev had advanced on Friday after Novak Djokovic retired one set into their semifinal due to injury — halting his quest for a record 25th grand slam title.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halting
Adjective
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Amid the ongoing lawsuits, TikTok's future remains uncertain in the United States.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The path toward peace between the two sides remains uncertain despite U.S. efforts for diplomacy as the U.S. government and its allies attempt to work out potential security guarantees for Ukraine.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In addition to postponing abolition, the West India Interest secured a favorable monopoly on sugar imports.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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Now, over a year later, the Trump administration has deployed Title VI against sixty different higher education institutions, this time for infractions relating to the abolition of DEI initiatives countrywide, as well as for select cases of antisemitism.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The situation is impossible, irresolute— the B.J. Vineses and priests of the world shouldn’t get to walk away scot free.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
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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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Their fairy-tale ending might not be so happy after all.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Arguably its symbolic ending following the end of the Berlin Wall was one of the defining moments of that century.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Mizzou entered the contest unsure of its full-time starter between transfer Beau Pribula and returning backup Sam Horn.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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Chronic wasting disease has not been found to infect people, and scientists are unsure of whether people can be infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — although some research indicates a potential risk, possibly by consuming meat from an infected animal.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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An especially Jewish theme in the seventeenth century was not only the necessity but the dignity of subterfuge; to have lived in the shadows of another people’s empire had a nobility of its own, captured in this exquisite and ambivalent image.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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The field of psychotherapy may seem worlds apart from Corporate America, but both systems grapple with a common challenge: how to motivate individuals who feel powerless, resistant or ambivalent about change.—
Brittney Van Matre,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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And there would be a focus on the dynamics that protected Biden: the conflicted motives of two of those closest to him.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The panel further critiqued the commissioner as in a conflicted position to arbitrate.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The public and police are encouraged to check on the elderly and infirm.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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No longer the beloved Renaissance prince of his youth, Henry was, by his mid-40s, an increasingly infirm and mercurial monarch who had few qualms about sending his closest companions—among them the aforementioned Thomas More—to the executioner’s block.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Halting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halting. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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