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Definitions

full stop

NOUN
complete stop
Synonyms
WEAK
dead stop decimal point dot full point period point screeching halt

Example Sentences

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Last year’s full stop on hiring is loosening up a bit.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

It will be a full stop for a generation of Australian cricketers who have never won an away Ashes and almost certainly for Stokes, who will turn 36 as the series begins.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Paltrow: I try to never read anything about myself, full stop, ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Finally, thankful, full stop: Cardinal Robert Prevost ascending in May to the throne of Saint Peter, becoming the first American pontiff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

“We knew,” her mother said, with a full stop that barricaded any further questions.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi