as in halt
a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
battled each other to a standstill
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Recent Examples of standstill
Helicopters repeatedly dumped water, and, miraculously, the winds calmed to a near standstill.
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Ivan Kashinsky, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline Scripted Television Drama production also increased dramatically in Q4 over 2023, when the dual Hollywood strikes had the sector at a standstill.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Snow has been steadily falling in south Louisiana, coating New Orleans metro and bringing the region to a standstill.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
These are – these are paramilitary organizations with billions at their disposal, with armored vehicles, heavy machine guns that are fighting the Mexican army, not police, army, to a standstill.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Ivan Kashinsky, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline Scripted Television Drama production also increased dramatically in Q4 over 2023, when the dual Hollywood strikes had the sector at a standstill.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Snow has been steadily falling in south Louisiana, coating New Orleans metro and bringing the region to a standstill.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
These are – these are paramilitary organizations with billions at their disposal, with armored vehicles, heavy machine guns that are fighting the Mexican army, not police, army, to a standstill.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Standstill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standstill. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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