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cease::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop |
| Has types | withdraw, break, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off |
| Derivation | cessation |
Examples of cease
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The High Court yesterday extended a Dec. 31 order that the broker cease trading.
From the bloomberg.com
The dissidents oppose the IRA cease-fire and wider Northern Ireland peacemaking.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Once that happens you cease to be doing science, or honest academic scholarship.
From the guardian.co.uk
Without human promiscuity the virus would virtually cease to exist among humans.
From the newscientist.com
Sporadic fighting continued throughout 2008, despite a cease-fire signed in May.
From the bbc.co.uk
The cease-and-desist order remains in effect until a decision is made, she said.
From the courier-journal.com
She has chosen to cease all treatments and live her final days to their fullest.
From the dallasnews.com
Cease the use of any food items that requires refrigeration and not prepackaged.
From the toledoblade.com
The cease-fire in Gaza could end any moment, and rockets could crash down again.
From the time.com
- (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- Discontinue: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
- End: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
- To stop; To stop doing (something), blin
- Collaborative European Anti-Smoking Evaluation
- Cessation, close, closure, completion, consummation, ending, finish, period, stop, termination, finale
- (v) : stop, put an end to
