as in cessation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobility
Noun
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Thousands of Palestinians have also been returning to northern Gaza since the start of truce that negotiators hope will lead to a long-term cessation in hostilities.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025 -
But now in 2025, as Trump takes office, a cessation of fighting in Ukraine seems imminent.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This sense of professional inertia can have far-reaching consequences, affecting not only your job performance but also overall well-being.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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This recognizes that, because of the effects of inertia, considerable (unnecessary) effort must be expended by cyclists to get back up to speed after coming to a complete stop at an intersection with no traffic.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai was still charging around and crunching into tackles in second-half stoppage time when his team were 4-0 up and assured of that Wembley meeting with Newcastle United on March 16.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Staffers say the communications stoppage, along with a barrage of memos from the Trump administration with sweeping instructions to scrub all evidence of gender identity and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, is affecting efforts to protect Americans’ health within the health agencies.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 June 2020
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These could possibly include forcing a government shutdown to push the Trump White House away from their moves toward authoritarianism and back toward a situation that elicits dialogue, negotiations, and compromise.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Air traffic control, law enforcement, border protection, power grid maintenance and Social Security and Medicare payments would continue under a shutdown.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Hollywood Reporter reached out to representatives for Sainte-Marie for direct comment over the Order of Canada termination, but has yet to hear back.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The termination was noted in a terse announcement in the federal government’s official publication Canada Gazette posted over the weekend.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, a judge prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, on administrative leave, after a pause on all new U.S. foreign assistance programs funded by the State Department and USAID the week prior.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Not done yet Martin Truex Jr. has put his retirement on pause for another shot at the Daytona 500.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The expiration of Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II’s contracts this summer could create some breathing room.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Workers at 77 King Soopers stores across the Denver metro area started a strike Thursday after months of negotiations between the union and the company and the expiration of their contract last month.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Immobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobility. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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