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  • past participle of stop.
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stopped

British  
/ stɒpt /

adjective

  1. (of a pipe or tube, esp an organ pipe) closed at one end and thus sounding an octave lower than an open pipe of the same length

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When it stopped reporting subscriber numbers last year, it told investors that engagement, meaning how much time members spend watching, was the best measure of customer satisfaction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

MARANA, Ariz. — Michael Falk was heading into the Pima County branch library to drop off his ballot when he stopped to discuss Tuesday’s midterm election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

You could not have stopped it falling by watching it on livestream, and you are not betraying your fellow humans by taking care of yourself instead of tree-watching 24/7.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

The King stopped to talk to many of them asking them about their homework, their holidays and if they'd had a day off school.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Perhaps a hundred yards beyond the tent the chase stopped.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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