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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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to close up so that no empty spaces remain I stopped the mouse hole with plaster
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to come to an end the music stopped but we kept on dancing
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to achieve a victory over they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league
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Recent Examples of stopped
Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said. —Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026 That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck. —Austen Erblat, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 If the game stopped at this point, Fermat’s method for dividing the pot would list all possible outcomes of those five coin flips and then tally the ones that amassed 10 points for each player. —Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026 The federal government is also now processing only DACA renewals, having stopped accepting new requests in 2021 following a court ruling that determined the program violated federal immigration law. —Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 After the national lottery stopped advertizing on Klubradio, private companies quickly took the hint and pulled their own adverts. —Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026 Then the family in Cincinnati stopped hearing updates from the caravan. —Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The Avs stopped being a team that could win the Cup and became the team that should win the Cup months ago. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 Authorities had not released suspect information as of Saturday night, though several vehicles that had sped away from the area were later stopped as far away as Solano County. —Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026 The shipping disruption also largely stopped the export of nitrogen fertilizers manufactured in the Persian Gulf and limited access to key fertilizer ingredients. —ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus. —Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said. —Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026 That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck. —Austen Erblat, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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To encompass the story, about a miracle from 847, when Pope Leo IV stopped a fire with a blessing, Raphael brings you into the fresco through the unshod feet of a woman in agony and leaves you near the very back, with a tiny and serene Leo IV. —Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 If the game stopped at this point, Fermat’s method for dividing the pot would list all possible outcomes of those five coin flips and then tally the ones that amassed 10 points for each player. —Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026 The federal government is also now processing only DACA renewals, having stopped accepting new requests in 2021 following a court ruling that determined the program violated federal immigration law. —Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 After the national lottery stopped advertizing on Klubradio, private companies quickly took the hint and pulled their own adverts. —Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026 Then the family in Cincinnati stopped hearing updates from the caravan. —Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The Avs stopped being a team that could win the Cup and became the team that should win the Cup months ago. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 Authorities had not released suspect information as of Saturday night, though several vehicles that had sped away from the area were later stopped as far away as Solano County. —Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026 The shipping disruption also largely stopped the export of nitrogen fertilizers manufactured in the Persian Gulf and limited access to key fertilizer ingredients. —ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped
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Some galleries, including Sean Kelly and Tanya Bonakdar of New York, have closed their LA outposts or ceased mounting exhibitions there.— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Since then, the construction company filed for bankruptcy and seemingly ceased operations.— Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Soccer’s governing bodies have struggled for decades to eliminate racial abuse despite heavy fines, stadium closures, points deductions, halted matches and bans for both fans and players who break the rules.— Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Maybe that would have changed on this possession had Brown not uncharacteristically halted play as Brunson made his move to the paint.— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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This time playing an underling rather than a boss, Hoskins gave one of the best performances of his career in what remains a high point for Jordan as well, a lyrical and poignant yet savage film noir filled with regret, rage, and unrequited love.— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
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Each April, Vidalia, Georgia, puts on a four-day celebration filled with live music, carnival rides, recipe contests, and one unforgettable air show.— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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By January 5, the team was back in Spain preparing for the Champions Cup in London, which ended on February 1.— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Cobb police did not immediately comment on how the search for Damian Strozier, 31, ended.— Vanessa McCray, AJC.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Xander Bogaerts and Bryce Johnson delivered two-out RBIs as the San Diego Padres defeated the Angels 2-1 on Sunday.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Also defeated was Vladimir Putin, who especially sought an Orbán victory to keep his firewall in the EU, where Hungary had used its power to block assistance to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia; no longer.— New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
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Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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Nevertheless, Kayla refused to quit.— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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The town has been operating without a local government since January, when its entire Board of Trustees quit following years of bitter infighting and a violent scuffle that sent one of the trustees to the hospital, The Denver Post reported last month.— Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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An effort to come up with a new mascot was undertaken in 2014 but ultimately stalled when the committee charged with choosing the winner could not decide between a fox or a lion, Pennington said.— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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After a brief pickup in transit attempts on Saturday, shipping traffic in the Gulf stalled once again, with vessels coming under fire mid-passage and being forced to withdraw.— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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