as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
yet another stoppage in play for some unexplained reason
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Recent Examples of stoppage
Raphinha scored a sixth-minute penalty kick to put the team on the board, and then Vinicius Junior gave Brazil the win in stoppage time.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Now, the administration is saying the ball is in Russia's court after Ukraine agreed to an immediate, monthlong stoppage in hostilities should Moscow do the same.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
But Panama, which had been so disciplined defensively, pushed the ball down the field in stoppage time.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
After a federal judge blocked the stoppage, that order has since been reversed for some employees.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppage
Noun
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The crucial question, though, is whether this creeping ceasefire is the start of a real peace process that may develop into an actual cessation of hostilities and even a lasting peace in Ukraine.—
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Its cessation would cause an immediate breakdown in command and control across Ukrainian frontlines, which would be militarily disastrous.—
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In today’s interconnected world, a virus emerging in one corner of the globe can bring entire economies to a halt and overwhelm healthcare systems thousands of miles away.—
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Community backlash forced revisions to the flawed plan and brought the zoning rewrite to a halt.—
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So the ending of the record is getting up onto the top of the moors and screaming at the sky—and off and into the clouds, and then we’re gone.—
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Season 3 left off in a dire place — in a shocking twist ending, Ava betrayed Deborah after the comedian had stabbed her in the back by naming someone else as the head writer of her new late-night show.—
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As the dad is wheeled away for treatment, their son is taken to wait in the employee break room until the end of his mom’s shift.—
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Gonzalez, 43, learned of his brother’s diagnosis and came to the United States at the end of 2023.—
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The new agreement will come at the conclusion of the previous 12-year deal agreed to by both parties, which was signed in 2013 for $5.2 billion Canadian.—
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Other risk assessments by the center have been posted by the CDC even though their conclusions might seem obvious.—
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppage. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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