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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
Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
Meanwhile, the choir stalls were covered in roses, lilies, and alpine violets.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 July 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Solar Boom Slows Amid D.C. Policy Shift While gas generation is in a renaissance, Groom says the U.S. solar boom of recent years has suddenly stalled.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Verb
Her memories — of swap meet stalls, junk drawers and family hustle — form the scaffolding of the exhibit and current events its backdrop.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
Meanwhile, the choir stalls were covered in roses, lilies, and alpine violets.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Noun
Additionally, to prevent the process from stalling, modern CPUs have to guess at what instruction comes next, requiring logic called branch prediction and still more overhead.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Solar Boom Slows Amid D.C. Policy Shift While gas generation is in a renaissance, Groom says the U.S. solar boom of recent years has suddenly stalled.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
Verb
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Shortly after Braun’s executive order, the Indiana Department of Health told local health departments to stop accepting requests to change genders on birth certificates.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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During a ride-along with Florida Highway Patrol in July, the Washington Examiner saw state troopers who were deputized to work with Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement stop drivers for traffic offenses and turn them over to federal immigration authorities in the region.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The department’s homicide unit is investigating the death, as is the department’s protocol when someone dies while in custody.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In Gaza, though, no one knows precisely how many people have died, or what proportion were innocents; the Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, maintains that more than half were women and children.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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And with Skepta ready to settle the score in the booth, the U.S./U.K. rap rivalry might just be heading toward its most lyrical chapter yet.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
14 July 2025
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The Pride Festival happens over two days and will feature live music from Kehlani and Kim Petras, vendor booths, food and more.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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And those assessments could cause delays that Trump may wish to avoid in pushing for widespread AI adoption across government.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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With the delay in Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, the company has not yet published a proxy report to shareholders, which typically includes executive compensation disclosures.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In an unsigned order on Monday, the top court temporarily lifted a lower court ruling from May that indefinitely paused the layoffs and reinstated those who were let go, while also halting President Donald Trump’s Executive Order from March which called for the department to be closed down.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Due to the storm damage, the city of Plainfield said that its city pools and parks are closed on Tuesday for inspection and safety assessment, while services at the Plainfield Senior Center are halted.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Earlier that day, another drone crashed near the airport in Kirkuk, which was previously hit four days earlier with rockets in another unclaimed attack.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The wrong-way driver crashed head-on into another car near Esters Boulevard, according to police.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
Noun
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On Thursday, Israel’s military took journalists to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing where hundreds of boxes of aid were on pallets filling a huge lot.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Though nothing outside could compete with the moment a uniformed attendant arrived bearing a two-tiered, Tiffany-blue box filled with desserts, accompanied by a souvenir menu with pop-up paper cutouts.—
Naomi Tomky,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Fundora won that fight by stoppage in the ninth round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Local administrations have no control over train stoppages.—
Ayah Imran,
Freep.com,
18 July 2025
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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