immobility

noun

Definition of immobilitynext
as in cessation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobility
  1. cessation
  2. inertia
  3. stoppage
  4. discontinuance
  5. shutdown
  6. termination
  7. pause
  8. expiration
Noun
  • Already, doctors sometimes prescribe such medications, as well as products like nicotine patches and gums, off-label for adults who need help with vaping cessation.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
  • However, the smoking cessation aid is offering a glimmer of hope for many long COVID patients.
    Asmae Fahmy, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of cessation
Noun
  • Satisfaction lulls companies into a dangerous state of inertia.
    Angelica Kopec, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Sebastian Tong, a family physician with UW Medicine who studies loneliness, told Axios last month that people have to work harder to overcome social inertia when their interactions are mostly online.
    Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • Even in stoppage time at the end, United’s best moments came from such switches of play.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • However, they were awarded a lifeline in the form of another spot-kick deep into stoppage time.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of stoppage
Noun
  • Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 June 2020
  • Their demands were modest, ranging from higher pay and insurance to the discontinuance of company stores.
    Jack Werner / Made by History, TIME, 18 June 2024
Definition of discontinuance
Noun
  • The shutdown disrupted communications and affected everyday services such as banking, ride-hailing and food delivery.
    RIAZAT BUTT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • This lifeless 30-7 blowout loss, the Giants’ sixth straight defeat to fall to 2-9, confirmed the locker room’s skepticism of Joe Schoen’s and Brian Daboll’s operation after their shutdown and release of Daniel Jones.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of shutdown
Noun
  • According to the most recent filings, RTW condemns Masimo’s allegations of a voting scheme as simply an effort to find cause for Kiani’s termination, which happened 29 days after his resignation, right before the end of his 30-day notice period.
    Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The termination of the Dish acquisition does not affect TPG’s acquisition of the remaining 70% stake in DirecTV from AT&T for $7.6 billion.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of termination
Noun
  • But the return of Terry Silver and that horrible Sekai Taikai tragedy seemed to put any hope for romance on pause, at least for now.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Nov. 2024
  • For months now, 8 million borrowers enrolled in SAVE have been on pause, not being asked to make payments while the courts slowly decide whether the repayment plan is legal.
    Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of pause
Noun
  • The union announced the new Public Television Freelance Agreement Friday, hours after the current contract expiration, which could have led to a strike if the parties hadn’t been able to hammer out a new one in time.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Crypto options expiration could spark correction However, a large options expiry of $11.8 billion on December 27 could introduce volatility and affect price dynamics, according to BNC.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of expiration
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