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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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2
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
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeated on Wednesday that the central bank is in no rush to cut interest rates during a congressional hearing convened shortly after data showed U.S. consumer prices rose faster than expected in January in a sign progress on inflation may remain stalled.
—Howard Schneider, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Brett Berk, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2025
Unlike most of the Europeans and Americans—who had display cases and labels and books—the Moroccan stalls were minimalistic.
—Helen Gordon, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Unfortunately, all of these enzymes stalled after a single reaction.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeated on Wednesday that the central bank is in no rush to cut interest rates during a congressional hearing convened shortly after data showed U.S. consumer prices rose faster than expected in January in a sign progress on inflation may remain stalled.
—Howard Schneider, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
But the apparent stall in the mass adoption of electrification has fouled this plan, and Mercedes has walked back its steps in that regard.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2025
Unlike most of the Europeans and Americans—who had display cases and labels and books—the Moroccan stalls were minimalistic.
—Helen Gordon, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
Verb
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Don’t stop the agreement that has already brought dozens of hostages back to us.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The deputy had stopped Huttle, 42, of Hobart for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But suicide is a major public health crisis — according to the CDC, 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, which is about one death every 11 minutes — and antidepressants can be lifesaving.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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One person died and another was injured when their helicopter crashed Thursday onto a frozen reservoir in southeast Idaho, authorities said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Participants are encouraged to incorporate this theme into their booth’s display.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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It’s got the red vinyl booths and the jukebox and everything.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Although drivers are fully routed around the K Street blocks of the market, drivers are still allowed to proceed east through the intersection of J and 20th streets, where the volume of pedestrians using the crosswalks on J leads to delays for those in cars.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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The loss of institutional knowledge and potential disruption to services such as delays in veterans’ benefits or Social Security processing could undermine public trust in government efficiency.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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New President Donald Trump fired CFPB director Rohit Chopra and installed an acting director, Russell Vought, who ordered the agency to halt its work and shut its doors.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Rice lauded the Trump administration’s efforts to boost natural gas production, which had been halted by former President Joe Biden.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Commercial pilot and licensed psychotherapist shares words of encouragement after recent plane crashes Michaela Renee Johnson says fear is a natural response to seeing the recent aviation disasters — and shares her thoughts on how people can ultimately tackle their fear.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Is that even a skill? Jeff: There’s one strategy that involves racing in the back for the entire race and letting others crash ahead of you, then trying to pick up positions at the end.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The explosives were packed into boxes fashioned with 3-d printers that were installed in place of a fan.—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Pros Wide, square toe box Very sturdy Comes in narrow and wide sizes Cons Expensive Not available in many colors Our tester hard-launched these pumps by wearing them to the office on day one of testing (brave!).—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid forward Linda Caicedo rounded off a lovely move in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to pull one back for Colombia, but Japan restored its two-goal advantage in the 57th minute through half-time substitute Maika Hamano.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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With three minutes left before stoppage time in the second half, sophomore Kaya Schaefer blasted a shot from the edge of the box that nearly missed the goal, ricocheting off the crossbar and down.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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