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as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
endless complaints stalled the process of selecting the winning design for the memorial
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as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside
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as in delay
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Recent Examples of stall
Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Michelle L. Price The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
But the Fighting Irish stalled out after getting into Penn State territory.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Walk along stalls within the 18-acre market on Airline Drive showcasing local fruits, vegetables, country eggs, local honey, freshly baked goods, and homemade condiments and jams.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the other criminal cases that once loomed over Trump have ended or stalled ahead of trial.
—Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Michelle L. Price The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
But the Fighting Irish stalled out after getting into Penn State territory.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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But in the city’s old neighborhoods, nothing seems to have changed apart from new street signs that have been posted incongruously on decaying buildings and market stalls.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Walk along stalls within the 18-acre market on Airline Drive showcasing local fruits, vegetables, country eggs, local honey, freshly baked goods, and homemade condiments and jams.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
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Facebook’s recent announcement to stop fact-checking posts is an ominous signal.Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The tentative nature of the detection didn’t stop Liang Fu of MIT and Constantin Schrade of Louisiana State University from trying to explain it.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Takeyama Jeffrey Takeyama, 69, died in the Palisades Fire.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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In Kansas, the State Child Death Review Board reported that no children died of fentanyl in 2017 through 2019, 11 died in 2020 and nine died in 2021.Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Channelling la dolce vita, the sumptuous interiors feature crimson silk walls, intimate blue booths, Murano lighting and bespoke ceramic plates designed by Michaela Gall that pay homage to Soho’s spirited past.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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There are also a diversity of stalls and booths on site.Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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This delay adds to a string of setbacks for New Glenn, which has been in development for a decade.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Complicating the court’s deliberations is that the nine-member court currently only has eight justices, due to a delay in filling vacancies left by retired justices.Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Under the deal to halt the fighting, some hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released.John Yoon, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, President Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and key mediators Qatar and Egypt announced an agreement had been reached to halt the fighting after 15 months of war.Jerome Socolovsky, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
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More alarming: Their usually sturdy five-on-five numbers have crashed.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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But one day, a popular fashion influencer of the time made a pronouncement that blazers for women were passé, and the business crashed.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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This decorative wooden box will discreetly hide those unsightly items that ultimately end up on my coffee table.Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Alongside this—and as the tweet directly above mentioned—there’s also the metaphorical impact of the event: characters appearing in a glass box to promote a show about privacy.Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The work stoppage has spurred social media complaints of long lines, closures and delays from patrons on costly ski trips.Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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When Tottenham were denied a throw-in during stoppage time, Maddison, Reguilon and Son all surrounded the referee in protest.Jay Harris, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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