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  • past participle of stop.
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stopped

ADJECTIVE
at a halt
Synonyms


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“Possible Love” hovers over the moment’s sublimity like the moonlight and I haven’t stopped thinking about its elemental beauty since.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

After the service, two members of the congregation stopped to chat.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

This spring, Return on Life stopped making new investments into the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Once additional material stopped accumulating on the mountain, powerful winds may have gradually eroded portions of the existing rock, carving out the distinctive yardangs visible today.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Friends provided Corrie a “retirement” house in Orange County, California, but of course, even bedridden and for the last five years unable to speak, Corrie never stopped witnessing to God’s love.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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