stalled 1 of 2

adjective

as in stopped

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stalled

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verb

past tense of stall
1
as in halted
to bring (something) to a standstill endless complaints stalled the process of selecting the winning design for the memorial

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2
as in died
to stop functioning the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside

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Recent Examples of stalled
Adjective
The result is often faster decision-making and fewer stalled initiatives. — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Choose cooperative words to move stalled conversations forward. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026 Business leaders hope her government could restore policy consistency, reduce regulatory bottlenecks and revive stalled mining projects. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026 What Happens Next Iran’s leadership is expected to continue resisting growing pressure from the United States and European powers, as nuclear negotiations remain stalled and Western sanctions intensify. — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 The Common Council's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee is considering that action after committee members heard a report from Mayor Cavalier Johnson's Department of City Development on the stalled Neutral. — Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Progress was stalled by World War I and Wanamaker's death in 1922. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2026 In the immediate aftermath, the Pentagon's annual must-pass defense policy bill was stalled. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 July 2026 During that decade of strapped planning and construction budgets, many safety projects stalled as city staff applied for — and often didn’t win — competitive grants through the Department of Public Works. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members. — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Monday, a tractor-trailer pulling a load of Acme bricks stalled on the tracks at a railroad crossing on West Sullenberger Avenue, Malvern Fire Chief Chris Brewster said Tuesday. — Arkansas Online, 23 June 2026 Controls imposed by Washington on exports of advanced technology due to national security concerns initially stalled sales of Nvidia's advanced H200 AI chips there. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Opposition to nuclear fuel storage has stalled nuclear projects even in pro-energy conservative states, as demonstrated by Radiant Industries’ failed attempt to build a microreactor manufacturing facility in Wyoming. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Also stalled are appropriations for the State Department, a resolution commemorating the anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, among other measures. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalled
  1. stopped
  2. halted
  3. died
  4. ended
  5. caught
  6. crashed
  7. failed
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
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Kyle Stowers went 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBI and three runs for the Marlins, who halted a two-game slide.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • The third round was halted for about an hour because of a late storm.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of halted
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  • When Khomeini died in 1989, Khamenei became his successor within a matter of weeks.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • At least 31 children died in hot cars in 2025, according to the National Safety Council and nine have died this year.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of died
Adjective
  • But for Hernon and his team, working with artists who ask open ended questions has had a measurable impact.
    — Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • What's to be done with that information is a bit open-ended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • While once exclusive to skateboarders for their ease of movement, thanks to a crop of particular designers’ spring/summer 2026 collections—from Dries Van Noten, to Khaite and TWP—they’ve caught the eye of the fashion set, too.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • The circular logic of it would be darkly comic if tens of thousands of livelihoods weren't caught in the middle.
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of caught
Verb
  • Avila was inside the residence when the vehicle crashed into the home.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Balogun crashed into Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemović, landing his foot on top of Muharemović’s during the physical match.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of crashed
Verb
  • This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
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