Suspend and Stop

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Suspend

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

Usage example: the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence

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Stop is a synonym for suspend in action topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Suspend", when it comes to topics like break, interrupt.

Nearby Words: suspension, suspended, suspense, suspender, suspensive

Stop

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

Usage example: the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold

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Suspend is a synonym for stop in prevent topic. You can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Stop", if it concerns topics such as break, interrupt, withhold.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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Common collocations

show	suspend show	stop show
time	suspend time	stop time
cycle	suspend cycle	stop cycle
characters	suspend characters	stop characters
Other words: game, fight, weapon, players, bullets, enemies, heroes.

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