Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Upgrade
Upgrade verb - To move higher in rank or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Deflector Shields: The Kai upgrade provides a ship girl with passive regenerating shields that can stop attacks.
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The protagonists, Ambrose Truax and Mistletoe, are trying to stop the new upgrade to Unison 3.0, which is more nefarious than it seems.
Source: The Metaverse - Young Tenma from Monster, before his badass upgrade made him stop being a woobie doormat.note He's still The Woobie, but he's the Iron variety.
Source: Adorkable / Anime and Manga
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Upgrade and Stop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/upgrade
Stop & Upgrade. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/upgrade>.
Upgrade or Stop. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/upgrade.
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