IMMOBILITIES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

immobilities

noun

plural of immobility

as in discontinuances

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Noun

Telemundo, for its part, went the traditional route and did not break away for sponsor messages during the mid-half stoppages.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
Underneath a sky of wildfire smoke and haze, the teams played through four hydration breaks, injury stoppages, oppressive summer heat and a patchy pitch.

— Meg Linehan, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of stoppages

Noun

Moscow was affected by the highest number of shutdowns—at least 17 in total at its four main airports.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shutdowns

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For three weeks the world watches cyclists traverse mountains, windswept flats, and chaotic city finishes.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 27 Aug. 2026
Tehrani-Bagha said chemical binders used in pigment printing and water-repellent finishes could reduce its effectiveness.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of finishes

Noun

The postponements began shortly after federal judges this month rejected the administration’s attempts to use blanket pauses, rather than individual assessments, to prevent certain immigrants from receiving visas over public-charge concerns.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
These pauses also give the documentary an air of mournful respect, making its pace more deliberate than the standard talking heads-doc that might be mistaken as a stylistic counterpart.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pauses

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Ten of the violations were for the most serious infractions under Florida law, including lapses in care or supervision.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Here are the lapses in planning and execution Coburn’s reporting uncovered — and some of the consequences of those mistakes.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of lapses

Noun

Now, because of the Supreme Court’s June decision, judges will likely act in the coming weeks to allow the Administration to carry on with its terminations.

— Dara Lind, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Some of the terminations have been reversed by courts, but the fights continue on a grant-by-grant basis.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of terminations

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