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stop running

VERB

act up (malfunction)

Synonyms

WEAK

break break down conk out fail function go on the blink improperly jam malfunction not work stall

Antonyms

WEAK

function properly

Example Sentences

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More than anything, they want to stop running and start a new chapter, especially for their daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

When you stop running and stop chasing horizons and you stay still, the only place you can go is above or below.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

She came because she couldn’t sleep, couldn’t turn off her brain, couldn’t stop running through her to-do list long enough to feel like a person instead of a machine.

From Slate • May 25, 2025

“Tomorrow, we can start to forget,” she whispers with a smile to June, the Pauline who can’t stop running back to peril.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

I mean, this was his first race, so he had no clue that that second shot meant to stop running, and start over.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

stop running

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