as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
yet another stoppage in play for some unexplained reason
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Recent Examples of stoppage
The work stoppages mark a major turning point for Starbucks Workers United, which formed in 2021 and steadily has made headway in its campaign to persuade baristas at Starbucks around the U.S. to join.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The work stoppages on Christmas Eve mark the final wave of a five-day strike meant to disrupt Starbucks during one of the busiest times of the year for the coffeehouse giant.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Usyk has already fought and stopped Dubois, but since their fight in August 2023, Dubois has scored stoppage wins over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic, and Anthony Joshua.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Many of the workers involved in the work stoppage are drivers, who Amazon has argued are not its employees but rather work for a third-party business.
—Eric Lagatta, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The work stoppages on Christmas Eve mark the final wave of a five-day strike meant to disrupt Starbucks during one of the busiest times of the year for the coffeehouse giant.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Usyk has already fought and stopped Dubois, but since their fight in August 2023, Dubois has scored stoppage wins over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic, and Anthony Joshua.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Many of the workers involved in the work stoppage are drivers, who Amazon has argued are not its employees but rather work for a third-party business.
—Eric Lagatta, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppage
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Inspired by this dramatic step toward peace, the looming huge challenges ahead are surmountable: release of the remaining hostages, a permanent cessation of hostilities, humanitarian aid, and more.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
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Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was thought to be one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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And when Trump caught wind that the Biden administration was moving quickly to auction off border wall materials, Texas put that to a halt.Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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Like so many Angelenos, Cheyenne Shannon’s routine came to a halt in the hours after the devastating Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, followed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Well, at least one part of this story has a happy ending.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Now, months later, Solo is getting his happy ending with a familiar family.TJ Macias, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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At the very end of the skit, Curtis could be seen defibrillating a person on a surgery table — all while not breaking pace in her workout routine.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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At one point during the game, McDavid pulled off a spin-o-rama in the neutral zone and was actually moving faster at the end of the spin.Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
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Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppage. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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