Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Work at
Work at verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.
Both terms in one sentence
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Naturally, none of these plans work at all, which leads to their eventual observation that they should really stop saying that.
Source: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? -
Wu's speech below, Masrani orders a stop of all work at the lab pending an investigation, and warns Wu that John Hammond isn't there to protect him this time around.
Source: Film / Jurassic World -
In Money for Nothing, Joey, while being driven home by his friend when there was not enough work at the docks, sees a metal bin that would make a nice toolbox and has his friend stop.
Source: For Want of a Nail
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Work at and Stop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/work_at
Stop & Work at. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/work_at>.
Work at or Stop. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stop/work_at.
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