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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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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
Not even the relentless defense chants summoned from the Sparks’ MCs stopped her. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Since then, the government has largely stopped publishing routine birth and death figures. — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 The married couple were frequently stopped for photos from people inside the festival grounds who grew up watching both shows. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 The Saturn driver — who was driving in the left lane without passing other cars — stopped for the trooper in the left lane, and the trooper told her to move onto the shoulder, according to the agency. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 July 2026 Some of its vehicles stopped at intersections that had nonworking traffic lights, NBC Bay Area reported. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 July 2026 When the research team treated aged mice with senolytics, drugs already generating attention in human longevity circles for clearing out cells that have stopped functioning but won’t die off, tooth structure and pulp condition measurably improved. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 The state government funded Medicaid reimbursements that the federal government stopped — something that Planned Parenthood says happened in some form in 14 states. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 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
Verb
  • Royal courts ceased functioning throughout much of the colonies.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Amazon Quarterly, a prominent lesbian literary arts journal, had ceased publication in 1975, and Ellenberger said there was a gap to fill.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Definition of ceased
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  • 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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  • The Northern California chain was known for its Kojas, a sandwich filled with Korean BBQ meat and sauces between garlic-fried-rice buns.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the infrared components illustrate the explosion’s growing shell filled with cosmic dust.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of filled
Verb
  • But the rally ended when Hernández’s liner up the middle landed in the glove of Rockies right-hander Jimmy Herget, who just entered the game, catching Kyle Tucker off first base for a double play.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The decision was never formally confirmed in a plenary session before the conference ended.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Norway defeated Brazil, while England emerged victorious against Mexico, taking them both through to the quarter-finals.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Without a pole, hook, or tree to climb, squirrels are left defeated and bereft.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 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
  • Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The much-ballyhooed heavyweight boxing match between Mike Tyson and Andrew Golota ends abruptly when Golota quits after the second round; later Golota is hospitalized with a concussion.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
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