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as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold
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as in halted
to bring (something) to a standstill
traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck
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as in filled
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
I stopped the mouse hole with plaster
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as in ended
to come to an end
the music stopped but we kept on dancing
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as in defeated
to achieve a victory over
they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league
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Recent Examples of stopped
Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
The Detroit Housing Commission stopped selecting people from its waitlist earlier in the year.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Still, that hasn’t stopped its owner, Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, from enjoying it.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
To save money, Red Lobster stopped using a bartender or a host at certain times.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
According to the complaint, Roe stopped working for Brooks and moved to Mississippi around May 2021.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
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Both have stopped issuing new housing subsidies.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
The Detroit Housing Commission stopped selecting people from its waitlist earlier in the year.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Still, that hasn’t stopped its owner, Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie, from enjoying it.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
To save money, Red Lobster stopped using a bartender or a host at certain times.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
According to the complaint, Roe stopped working for Brooks and moved to Mississippi around May 2021.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped
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Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and has ceased its remediation plan due to the pending merger.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing a lack of willingness from both sides to engage constructively, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the matter.Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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But the execution was halted after the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify about his case, an unprecedented gambit that led to a partial stay of execution from the Texas Supreme Court.Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recently, a friend who works at a major research company told me that many focus groups, particularly those conducted by low-quality agencies, are filled with professional participants who attend a toothpaste focus group in the morning and an instant soup group in the afternoon.Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The share of vacancies filled by people who don't meet the state's standard teacher requirements has been growing.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Enterprises drove sequential revenue growth for the company in the quarter that ended July 28, and Nvidia is working the most with Fortune 100 companies on AI initiatives, Kress said.Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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After years of deciphering cryptic clues and exploring hidden locations, the search has finally ended.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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In addition, historians concluded other clothing items the Unknown was wearing could have been issued to a member of a unit like the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Would Powell quit his job if an angry Trump told him to?Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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He is sated, and out to quit and take up golf or bowling.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Four players ran in touchdowns and Flynn Schiele and Nick Stone caught scoring passes as well.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The terms of the union’s first contract expired July 28.Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Online renewal is available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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