Thesaurus / stop
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Now I have a plausible explanation for how I feel, putting a stop to some of the second-guessing going on in my head.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PERIOD TRACKINGCHRISTINE YUSEPTEMBER 6, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEIt seems like he’s going to continue to do this until someone puts a stop to it.
“PEOPLE WANT TO BELIEVE”: HOW LOVE FRAUD BUILDS AN ABSORBING DOCUSERIES AROUND A ROMANTIC CON MANALISSA WILKINSONSEPTEMBER 4, 2020VOXThat promise was enough to quell a few lawsuits filed by California groups against the federal government for failing to put a stop to the sewage-filled stormwater rolling from Mexico’s hills.
MORNING REPORT: WHY COVID-19 HAS HIT LATINOS SO HARDVOICE OF SAN DIEGOAUGUST 13, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe agency issued a stop sale, use or removal order, which is supposed to prevent the company from selling its product.
ENVIRONMENT REPORT: ONE WAY TO FORCE COMPANIES TO EMIT LESS CARBONMACKENZIE ELMERAUGUST 10, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe chair of the Uptown Community Parking District board proposed using the funds for cleaning bus stops, but the city said no.
MORNING REPORT: 3 BODY CAMERAS, NO FOOTAGEVOICE OF SAN DIEGOJULY 22, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThey’re not categorically opposed to the stops of suppliers along their Southern California routes.
BUSINESSES SAY BORDER PATROL IS SEIZING LEGAL CANNABIS BETWEEN SAN DIEGO, IMPERIALJESSE MARX AND MAYA SRIKRISHNANJUNE 29, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe next stop for the audit will be the district attorney’s desk, reports VOSD’s Will Huntsberry.
MORNING REPORT: REPORT FINDS EVIDENCE OF FRAUD IN SWEETWATER BUDGET MESSVOICE OF SAN DIEGOJUNE 23, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOAnother officer in the Taylor case, Myles Cosgrove, was sued for excessive force in 2006 by a man whom he shot seven times in the course of a routine traffic stop.
POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF BRUTAL VIOLENCE OFTEN HAVE A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS BY CITIZENSLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 1, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLAt twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSWORDS RELATED TO STOP
- abandoned
- back down
- bailed out
- bowed out
- buckled under
- capitulated
- caved in
- ceased
- ceded
- chickened out
- collapsed
- complied
- conceded
- cried uncle
- cut out
- desisted
- despaired
- dropped
- dropped like a hot potato
- folded
- forswore
- handed over
- left off
- pulled out
- quit
- relinquished
- resigned
- stopped
- submitted
- surrendered
- threw in the towel
- took the oath
- waived
- walked out on
- washed one's hands of
- yielded
- abandon
- back down
- bail out
- bow out
- buckle under
- capitulate
- cave in
- cease
- cede
- chicken out
- collapse
- comply
- concede
- cry uncle
- cut out
- desist
- despair
- drop
- drop like a hot potato
- fold
- forswear
- hand over
- leave off
- pull out
- quit
- relinquish
- resign
- stop
- submit
- surrender
- take the oath
- throw in the towel
- waive
- walk out on
- wash one's hands of
- yield
- abandons
- back down
- bails out
- bows out
- buckles under
- capitulates
- caves in
- ceases
- cedes
- chickens out
- collapses
- complies
- concedes
- cries uncle
- cuts out
- desists
- despairs
- drops
- drops like a hot potato
- folds
- forswears
- hands over
- leaves off
- pulls out
- quits
- relinquishes
- resigns
- stops
- submits
- surrenders
- takes the oath
- throws in the towel
- waives
- walks out on
- washes one's hands of
- yields
- abandons
- back down
- bails out
- bows out
- buckles under
- capitulates
- caves in
- ceases
- cedes
- chickens out
- collapses
- complies
- concedes
- cries uncle
- cuts out
- desists
- despairs
- drops
- drops like a hot potato
- folds
- forswears
- hands over
- leaves off
- pulls out
- quits
- relinquishes
- resigns
- stops
- submits
- surrenders
- takes the oath
- throws in the towel
- waives
- walks out on
- washes one's hands of
- yields
- abandoning
- back down
- bailing out
- bowing out
- buckling under
- capitulating
- caving in
- ceasing
- ceding
- chickening out
- collapsing
- complying
- conceding
- crying uncle
- cutting out
- desisting
- despairing
- dropping
- dropping like a hot potato
- folding
- forswearing
- handing over
- leaving off
- pulling out
- quitting
- relinquishing
- resigning
- stopping
- submitting
- surrendering
- taking the oath
- throwing in the towel
- waiving
- walking out on
- washing one's hands of
- yielding
- accost
- acknowledge
- address
- approach
- attend
- bow
- call to
- compliment
- curtsy
- embrace
- exchange greetings
- extend one's hand
- flag
- hail
- herald
- high-five
- highball
- meet
- move to
- nod
- pay respects
- receive
- recognize
- roll out the red carpet
- salaam
- salute
- say hello
- say hi
- shake hands
- shoulder
- speak to
- stop
- tip one's hat
- usher in
- whistle for
- adjourn
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- blow the whistle on
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call it a day
- cease
- check
- close down
- come to an end
- cool it
- curb
- cut short
- desist
- deter
- draw up
- drop anchor
- end
- frustrate
- hamper
- hold at bay
- hold back
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- obstruct
- pause
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- rest
- stall
- stand still
- stay
- stem
- stop
- suspend
- terminate
- wait
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