as in stops
to bring (something) to a standstill
the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church
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The first death happens when the heart stops beating and the brain stops working.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025 -
The film has played HorrorHound, Cinema Scares and Bloody Mirror, with more festival stops on deck.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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There is often community resistance that stalls the building of homes.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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This designation halts outpatient and elective procedures and ensures more beds are open for emergencies.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Park websites and social media accounts also go dark, fire management plans are paused, and wildlife tracking halts midseason.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 Oct. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
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The six catches ties for second-most in a game for Mims in his career.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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Water molecules migrate toward the saltier side, but the membrane blocks salt ions from passing.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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Btfbm Crewneck Sweater Every great outfit starts with a good crewneck, and the Btfbm Sweater checks every box.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nécessaire The Lip Balm, a 2025 Best of Beauty Award winner, checks all those boxes and then some.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Growing up always brings up bittersweet feelings.—
María Mérida,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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Noah seems to be performing some kind of blessing on Abby's baby in the scene, which brings up yet another major relationship difference for Joanne.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Fetches up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetches%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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