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screeching halt

NOUN
full stop
Synonyms
WEAK
dead stop decimal point dot full point period point
NOUN
halt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cutoff freeze interruption layoff letup pause postponement standstill termination
STRONG
arrest break close impasse stand stop
WEAK
breakoff grinding halt screaming halt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
STRONG
beginning start
WEAK
endurance go perseverance
NOUN
stop
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar block break conclusion pause
STRONG
barricade blockade cease cessation check close closing control cutoff discontinuation ending fence finish freeze hindrance layoff letup lull plug roadblock standstill stay stoppage termination wall
WEAK
blank wall breakoff brick wall desistance grinding halt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
STRONG
advance aid assistance beginning commencement go help initiation introduction opening start

Example Sentences

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But as most of the conference schools appeared close to approving the deal, pushback by the University of Michigan instead brought it to a screeching halt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Agency for International Development to a screeching halt this week.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2025

In the years after his Harlem trilogy, Cooper’s output seemingly came to a screeching halt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

They will be doing it at the place where Hamilton's success with Mercedes came to a screeching halt amid the controversy of the title-deciding race in 2021.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

The bookcase skidded to a screeching halt, blocking Kyle’s path forward.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein