stoppage

noun

ˈstä-pij How to pronounce stoppage (audio)
Definition of stoppagenext
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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for stoppage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppage
  1. cessation
  2. halt
  3. ending
  4. end
  5. conclusion
Noun
  • 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.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Its cessation would cause an immediate breakdown in command and control across Ukrainian frontlines, which would be militarily disastrous.
    — Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of cessation
Noun
  • 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.
    — Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Community backlash forced revisions to the flawed plan and brought the zoning rewrite to a halt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of halt
Noun
  • 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.
    — Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025
  • 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.
    — Esther Kang, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of ending
Noun
  • 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.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Gonzalez, 43, learned of his brother’s diagnosis and came to the United States at the end of 2023.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of end
Noun
  • 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.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Other risk assessments by the center have been posted by the CDC even though their conclusions might seem obvious.
    — Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of conclusion

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