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verb

present tense third-person singular of stop
1
as in ceases
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 halts
to bring (something) to a standstill traffic was stopped for over an hour by the overturned truck

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

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

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

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stops

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noun

plural of stop
1
as in breaks
a brief halt in a journey our guide called for a stop at the trail hut so we could eat and rest a bit

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2
as in stations
a regular stopping place had lunch on a picnic table at a shady rest stop along the highway

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3
as in obstacles
something that makes movement or progress difficult pulled out all the stops and presented the most spectacular show ever

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4
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity put a stop to this nonsense

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Recent Examples of stops
Verb
These memorable rail journeys - one in Canada, two in the United States - offer up incredible panroamas, city stops, mountains and forests, traversing long distances across the continent. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 This stops the pathologic transmission of electrical activity causing tremors or other symptoms. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Rentals near train station stops or walking distance to major AI company offices are being bid up by rank-and-file tech workers. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 The sports and entertainment venue has parking lots and public transit stops within walking distance. — Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 The study stops well short of identifying the first artists by name. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The hubbub from the restaurant immediately stops for a moment (with Ninh observing the loud pot smash from an open doorway), before the patrons soon enough resume their conversations at basically the exact same noise level. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 During etap, a prisoner can make half a dozen stops over as many weeks before reaching her destination. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The architects seriously underestimated the necessary square footage for a comfortable shower stall, but for anyone hunting for an intimate, upscale hotel, the search stops here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
The idea for Warren as a pro was this huge right-shot who skates good enough for his size, is highly physical and can make a lot of stops. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 AliExpress is pulling out the stops to make shopping on its site smoother and more dependable. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 Your audit trail stops being a report someone runs and becomes something that protects itself. — Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Its combat efforts have prevented it from making stops at friendly ports, where deployed vessels can typically renew supplies and sailors can rest. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 The train doesn’t make sightseeing stops before turning around at the summit, but the route packs in a remarkable number of landmarks over its roughly 40-mile round trip. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 At their worst, the defense couldn’t get stops when needed, and their offense looked disjointed. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 One of the iconic stops on this trail is a bench from which hikers can take in the grandeur and beauty of this valley. — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 In a video of the concert posted to social media, Duff talked about the tour's previous stops on the way to Philly, jokingly comparing herself to NBA star LeBron James, who recently made headlines signing an $8 million contract with the 76ers. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stops
  1. ceases
  2. halts
  3. fills
  4. ends
  5. overcomes
  6. breaks
  7. stations
  8. obstacles
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  • But speed ceases to be an advantage the moment everyone possesses it.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • As the word ceases to mean a ceasing of fire, new terms have been coined.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
  • The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of halts
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  • How quickly the bladder fills depends on several factors; therefore, there’s no hard-and-fast rule about how long people can go between bathroom trips.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Spring brings wildflowers to the mountain, while summer fills its alpine meadows with flowering herbs like oregano and thyme.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fills
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  • Amid Pride Park’s sea of black seats, there’s no real sense of where one stand ends and the next starts.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries, or ABIOVE, said the Supreme Court ruling ends years of legal uncertainty and validates voluntary sustainability commitments adopted by traders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • Somaliland is proximate and overcomes some of the limitations imposed by other regional hosts like Djibouti and Middle East partners.
    — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcomes
Noun
  • Fritz is a master rebuilder, but the Coogs caught some schedule breaks and won six one-possession games in 2025.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Trust breaks when leaders make bets that fail publicly, or announce cuts that are later reversed.
    — Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaks
Noun
  • Visitors on event days can explore the Trick-or-Treat Trail with 12 candy stations.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Utilities Superintendent Dave Ryan asked that people continue their efforts to conserve water because town employees have to monitor three lift stations that were still without power as of late Monday afternoon.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stations
Noun
  • If the state case does go forward after the likely appeals are exhausted, there are obstacles that could get in the way of a potential trial.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If trading partners try to mount further obstacles to Chinese exports, Beijing could turn to tools of economic coercion, such as restricted access to refined critical minerals, to compel other countries to keep their markets open.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
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