as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
yet another stoppage in play for some unexplained reason
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Recent Examples of stoppages
But Gronnemark is not alone in feeling that an approach geared around set plays, lengthy stoppages and restarts threatens to take a lot of the energy, excitement and enjoyment out of matches.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
As for closures and travel interruptions, Pirek said the only stoppages that will occur are some trains at Camp Pendleton.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Across automotive assembly lines and steel plants, unscheduled stoppages are brutally costly.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
After electrical issues caused multiple shot clocks to malfunction, and choppy officiating gave way to numerous review stoppages, the fan cam inside the arena was put to work.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The delivery backlog was exacerbated by the cessation of air travel early in the pandemic and the multiple production stoppages driven by Boeing’s safety and quality issues.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but output varies from month to month depending on maintenance needs and other stoppages at more than 90 offshore fields.
—Terje Solsvik, Reuters, 22 July 2025
For a team that loves to run up and down, Oklahoma should aim for as few stoppages as possible.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The problem was exacerbated by the Hollywood strikes of 2023 that delayed the delivery of new seasons by as much as six months, with all of the series listed above impacted by the work stoppages.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
As for closures and travel interruptions, Pirek said the only stoppages that will occur are some trains at Camp Pendleton.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Across automotive assembly lines and steel plants, unscheduled stoppages are brutally costly.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
After electrical issues caused multiple shot clocks to malfunction, and choppy officiating gave way to numerous review stoppages, the fan cam inside the arena was put to work.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The delivery backlog was exacerbated by the cessation of air travel early in the pandemic and the multiple production stoppages driven by Boeing’s safety and quality issues.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but output varies from month to month depending on maintenance needs and other stoppages at more than 90 offshore fields.
—Terje Solsvik, Reuters, 22 July 2025
For a team that loves to run up and down, Oklahoma should aim for as few stoppages as possible.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The problem was exacerbated by the Hollywood strikes of 2023 that delayed the delivery of new seasons by as much as six months, with all of the series listed above impacted by the work stoppages.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppages
Noun
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An episode of religious ecstasy in a depleted, soggy, English seaside town spirals toward violence—and culminates in one of the best endings in recent horror.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Considering that Supermassive is known for their alternate choices and endings, Little Nightmares III still feels like the source material.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All sorts of restaurants—many of which were carrying significant debt due to pandemic closures, and many of which had never considered delivery in the past—started offering it.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Previous airspace violations involving balloons carrying contraband cigarettes caused closures of airspace above Vilnius on October 5 and 21, leading to the cancellation of dozens of flights.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to analysis by FiveThirtyEight, previous shutdowns typically triggered a noticeable drop in public support.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Welke's been through government shutdowns before, but there's no end in sight for this most recent one.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Stoppages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppages. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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