Recess and Stop

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Recess

Recess verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.

Usage example: the judge recessed the court for lunch

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Stop is a synonym for recess in adjourn topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead the word "Recess" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like break.

Nearby Words: recession, recessive, recessed, recessing

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Recess is a synonym for stop. Sometimes you can use "Recess" instead the word "Stop" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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long	long recess	long stop
small	small recess	small stop
immediate	immediate recess	immediate stop
last	last recess	last stop

Both words in one sentence

Borland: Until you learn to stop chasing girls, Jesse Katsopolis, you're gonna sit on the bench all recess with me.

Source: Series / Full House
Recess: School's Out had Prickly getting the Superintendent to stop Phillium Benedict because he was threatening to cancel recess.

Source: Gone Horribly Right / Western Animation
It worked too well: Although he did certainly stop Benedict from cancelling recess, he also unintentionally got Benedict's job instead, with Benedict being demoted, earning bitter enmity from Benedict.

Source: Gone Horribly Right / Western Animation

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