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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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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
The girl with a backpack on could be seen crossing the street while looking at her phone before the stopped truck began moving beside her, in videos obtained by ABC station WPVI and CBS station KYW. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 The crash drew a crowd from the stopped traffic, who quickly spread photos and videos of the driver on social media. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 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
Berkly Catton and Kaapo Kakko had two assists apiece and Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 37 shots. — Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Before departing, the pope stopped to speak to a Ukrainian family. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The man who stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter had 2 daughters at the school, his mom says. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Trump, however, said the US had not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 In 2009, armed men stopped a convoy of civilians, relatives, lawyers and journalists heading to submit election filings in Maguindanao and killed 58 people, at least 32 of them journalists and media workers. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The group stopped the show after just two songs as his bandmates asked fans to pray for him. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 On the same day, Newsom also rejected a measure that would have stopped federal immigration enforcement officers from using their experience to obtain a state training waiver. — Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026 But that hasn’t stopped trans rights from becoming one of the most divisive topics in women’s professional basketball. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 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 long nightmare might be over for South African producers, whose industry has been crippled for more than two years by the paralysis of a rebate program that for all intents and purposes had ceased to function.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The announcement came after the television pool of five broadcasters last month ceased presidential coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of ceased
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  • Nonetheless, the past year has, at the least, halted the gangs’ advance in the capital, according to one assessment.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To cover the cost increases out of pocket, trucking firms have drawn down savings, redirected spending away from maintenance, or halted purchases of fuel-efficient trucks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of halted
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  • The manifesto is apparently filled with hateful thoughts toward non-white people, especially those who are Indian.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The labor of making sourdough bread famously filled hours of free time during the COVID pandemic.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled
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  • Both were on full display on Sunday during, and then after, the Jets' victory over the Cleveland Browns that ended a three-game losing skid for the Jets and ended a three-game win streak for the Browns.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The rising 200-day at $139 sits just above it, and that's where buyers ended the selloff after the August breakout failed.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • French defeated Republican incumbent Jim Wright in a May Republican primary runoff.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
  • That’ll be particularly important after Paxton defeated Cornyn in a brutal primary where Senate Republicans and other Cornyn allies spent more than $90 million in his defense and attacked Paxton as unfit for office.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 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
  • Theo was thinking about quitting his job to start his own business, which meant, for a time, no income.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Lonely employees are roughly twice as likely to quit their job.
    — Jordan Dunin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Stopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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