full stop

Definitions

1. The punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
2. A decisive end to something.
   figuratively
3. A complete stop.

Equivalents

Examples

“[S]pielberg was keen to stress⟳ that The Fabelmans is not a full stop⟳: “It is not because I decided to retire⟳, and this is my swan song, don’t believe⟳ that.””

“The train⟳ moved slowly, very slowly, but at least it was moving, and the customers were grateful even for indecisive motion going their way. Just outside the Nassau border⟳, in Queens, the train⟳ came to a full stop⟳.”

“What’s more, Mr Samek did not even wake⟳ up after the car had come⟳ to a full stop⟳: officers were forced to wake⟳ hm up by knocking on the window, according to a police report⟳ that indicated the autopilot feature was likely on “considering the vehicle’s ability to slow to a stop⟳ when Samek was asleep.””

“For example, the NHTSA forced Tesla to prevent⟳ the system from executing illegal “rolling stops” (moving slowly through a stop⟳ sign⟳ without ever coming to a full stop⟳, while an “unexpected braking” problem is the subject of a current inquiry.”

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