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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

Apovian says if a postpartum woman who has stopped breast-feeding meets the criteria, she would consider starting her on a GLP-1, even if she didn’t qualify before pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I never stopped to appreciate what I'd achieved," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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

Slowly, mechanically, the old furrier stopped and began to gather up his clothing.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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