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adjective

as in prevented

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verb

past tense of stop
1
as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold

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2
as in halted
to bring (something) to a standstill traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck

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3
as in filled
to close up so that no empty spaces remain I stopped the mouse hole with plaster

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4
as in ended
to come to an end the music stopped but we kept on dancing

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5
as in defeated
to achieve a victory over they were eventually stopped by the best team in the league

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Recent Examples of stopped
Adjective
Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus. — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said. — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026 That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck. — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
But the stronger signal is commercial—Jurin has grown almost entirely on inbound interest, having stopped cold outreach in late 2024. — Jurin Ai Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review. — Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 That hasn't stopped Chinese companies from releasing AI models with similar capabilities — at lower prices, even with DeepSeek's weekend price hike. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 In August 2024, thieves raided a Union Pacific train stopped on Chicago’s West Side, taking TVs and other electronics and loading them into waiting vehicles even after overmatched police arrived. — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 Two national restaurant chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA, which had received peppers from Coast Citrus Distributors, stopped serving the jalapeños. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Both restaurants stopped using them, while Coast Citrus recalled the remaining product and notified customers. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped
  1. precluded
  2. ceased
  3. halted
  4. filled
  5. ended
  6. defeated
  7. refused
  8. quit
Adjective
  • Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of precluded
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  • The National Labor Reform Party collapsed, Davis ended up with exactly one electoral vote, and the National Labor Union ceased to exist after 1873.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Studies suggest Imperial Japan’s sardine catch declined drastically and even ceased during the early 1940s, constraining the empire’s military power relying on fisheries resources.
    — Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Colorado finished with five hits and had its three-game winning streak halted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In a biannual appropriations committee hearing, bills added to the suspense file during the Legislative session are permitted to move to the Senate or Assembly floor or are quietly halted.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
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  • The most common problem, though, appeared to be trouble getting prescriptions filled.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • His previous spell on the Bernabeu bench was filled with arguments and feuds, with the Portuguese angrily taking on referees, journalists, opposition coaches and even his own players.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of filled
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  • Since the wars ended, land mines and unexploded ordnance have killed approximately 90,000 people and wounded almost twice as many across the three countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Cubs snapped a two-game skid and ended the White Sox's three-game winning streak.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Within years, the iconoclastic comic was a weary and defeated man — broke, baggy-eyed, and prematurely old.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Alaves defeated 10-man Getafe 3-0 and Sevilla rallied to beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeated
Adjective
  • Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Definition of refused
Verb
  • Some children are quitting school and starting to work to help their families make ends meet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In the 1980s, Hal quit being a Green Lantern, with John Stewart finally taking over.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
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