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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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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
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, the BBC reported that President John Mahama will seek an investigation of the cathedral, the construction for which appears to be mostly stalled, according to this article.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Walk along stalls within the 18-acre market on Airline Drive showcasing local fruits, vegetables, country eggs, local honey, freshly baked goods, and homemade condiments and jams.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Other projects in the area that have stalled, according to the Los Angeles Times report, include a project to replace a water tank in Malibu, a mile west of the Palisades fire, which is said to be a $13 million project to build a 1,1 million gallon tank to begin construction in 2027.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, the BBC reported that President John Mahama will seek an investigation of the cathedral, the construction for which appears to be mostly stalled, according to this article.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
But in the city’s old neighborhoods, nothing seems to have changed apart from new street signs that have been posted incongruously on decaying buildings and market stalls.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Walk along stalls within the 18-acre market on Airline Drive showcasing local fruits, vegetables, country eggs, local honey, freshly baked goods, and homemade condiments and jams.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
Verb
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But some also said the length and scope of the communications slowdown was unusual, resulting in confusion among staff as health agencies sought to stop or claw back communications, meetings and events to comply with the directive.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Identity fraud attacks rose by 73% between 2021 and 2023, and nothing seems to stop them.—
Rob Heidenreich,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Takeyama Jeffrey Takeyama, 69, died in the Palisades Fire.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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In Kansas, the State Child Death Review Board reported that no children died of fentanyl in 2017 through 2019, 11 died in 2020 and nine died in 2021.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Celebrating its 10th year, this event takes a unique approach by allowing students to explore exhibitor booths and select their favorites.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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With so much focus on Tom Brady entering Fox’s No. 1 NFL booth, Saban’s 2024 ESPN debut was almost an afterthought.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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In the face of the delay of bringing the mission to its full operational strength of 2,500, the security situation continues to deteriorate.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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After a dramatic delay, when his first breadfruit voyage was ended by the famous mutiny in 1789 on his ship HMS Bounty, Captain William Bligh (1754–1817) successfully transported viable saplings to their botanical gardens in St. Vincent and other Caribbean locations in the early 1790s.—
Elaine Savory,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, President Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and key mediators Qatar and Egypt announced an agreement had been reached to halt the fighting after 15 months of war.—
Jerome Socolovsky,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Under the deal to halt the fighting, some hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released.—
John Yoon,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But one day, a popular fashion influencer of the time made a pronouncement that blazers for women were passé, and the business crashed.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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The first stage, which was supposed to land gently on a downrange barge, however, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Each box includes whole leaf teas harvested from tea estates around the world.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
27 Jan. 2025
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Then, in September 2023, Swift made her first appearance at a Chiefs game when she was spotted in a box with Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The stoppages affected more than 3,000 workers and comprised more than 50,000 strike days.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meantime, in the same time frame — the wild-card era that began after MLB’s labor stoppage canceled the 1994 World Series — baseball’s little guys have lagged their NFL counterparts by miles.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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