halts 1 of 3

present tense third-person singular of halt
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halts

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of halt

halts

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noun

plural of halt

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of halts
Verb
The Texas Supreme Court halts the execution of Robert Roberson. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024 Presiding over a lawsuit filed by The Indianapolis Star and other media organizations after the buffer law took effect last year, Judge James Sweeney issued a preliminary injunction Friday that halts enforcement of the law as litigation unfolds. Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2024 Presiding over a lawsuit filed by The Indianapolis Star and other media organizations after the buffer law took effect last year, Judge James Sweeney issued a preliminary injunction Friday that halts enforcement of the law as litigation unfolds. Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2024 The Democratic presidential candidate halts her comments to figure out what’s going on. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halts
Noun
  • The deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, which is the day Pennsylvania’s voter registration closes.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, which is the day Pennsylvania’s voter registration closes.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Origin Materials continues to focus on developing its PET caps and closures business and scaling its biomass conversion technology.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The coat has functional button closures in addition to the belt for a more tailored fit.
    Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Sometimes, at least, the contestants are faced with intriguing dilemmas or moral quandaries.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The women's choices divide them, but both face moral dilemmas and must make unthinkable sacrifices.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Their conclusions are based on more than four years of observations.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • That’s not a bad thing, necessarily — television is generally more about character than conclusions, and some of these people make decent company.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Halts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halts. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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