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stop working

VERB
retire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw
STRONG
decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back run along seclude oneself sever connections take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance continue remain stay
STRONG
approve arrive come in increase join
WEAK
begin enter
VERB
superannuate
Synonyms
STRONG
decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield
WEAK
absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections take off turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

Example Sentences

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Now compare that with the retiree unfortunate enough to stop working in October 1968 and start spending down his or her nest egg when markets were also in a funk.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

In December 2025, a large power outage in San Francisco led Waymo taxis to stop working around the city, causing huge traffic jams.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But the true lesson of history is that when investors are convinced that the moving-average break all but guarantees strong market gains, the pattern will stop working — a victim of its own success.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

For all other generations, uncertainty about retirement is simply because they don’t think they will be able to afford to stop working, the Fidelity study found.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Once the cells in a biological machine stop working, it can never be started again.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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