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as in stopped
to come to an end
the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game
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as in ended
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
cease chattering and get down to work, please
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Recent Examples of ceased
Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.
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Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and has ceased its remediation plan due to the pending merger.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
By way of example, a wave of fintech providers either ceased operating or experienced substantial disruption in April 2024 when a behind-the-scenes provider of services to these fintech companies, Synapse Financial Technologies, declared bankruptcy.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
After several increasingly frantic communications, contact ceased entirely.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
If all humans ceased to exist, life on earth would continue; if all insects disappeared, all life would end within a hundred years.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Fox’s gaming origin story started by playing family board games, which ceased when joined the Runaways just before turning 16.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2024
Two days later, a separate program, meant to help borrowers in default get back on track, also ceased.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
In September, only 400 aid trucks entered, after commercial operations ceased at the Allenby Crossing on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, the WFP added.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and has ceased its remediation plan due to the pending merger.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
By way of example, a wave of fintech providers either ceased operating or experienced substantial disruption in April 2024 when a behind-the-scenes provider of services to these fintech companies, Synapse Financial Technologies, declared bankruptcy.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
After several increasingly frantic communications, contact ceased entirely.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
If all humans ceased to exist, life on earth would continue; if all insects disappeared, all life would end within a hundred years.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Fox’s gaming origin story started by playing family board games, which ceased when joined the Runaways just before turning 16.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2024
Two days later, a separate program, meant to help borrowers in default get back on track, also ceased.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
In September, only 400 aid trucks entered, after commercial operations ceased at the Allenby Crossing on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, the WFP added.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceased
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Both have stopped issuing new housing subsidies.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Detroit Housing Commission stopped selecting people from its waitlist earlier in the year.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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The medical condition that ended Henrik Lundqvist’s playing career has set him up to make his next great save.Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The deal then closed the day after, so our bidding war ended three days after our actual premiere.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing a lack of willingness from both sides to engage constructively, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the matter.Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Though the sitdown with the media was to preview Tuesday's Champions League showdown against Borussia Dortmund, Courtois was asked about lamentable scenes last month which caused the Madrid derby to be halted before play resumed after a long pause.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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In addition, historians concluded other clothing items the Unknown was wearing could have been issued to a member of a unit like the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The attempt to reduce the federal workforce is a push against on remote work—especially if government workers quit as a result of the initiative.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was the last album that Genesis recorded before Peter Gabriel quit the band to launch a solo career.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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The union went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The terms of the union’s first contract expired July 28.Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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If passed, the law would centralize authority over those areas to the Israel Antiquities Authority.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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For the last four days, some of the most interesting players in Spanish-language content have passed through, sharing the latest on slates and company strategies.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Helene has wreaked havoc on Zara's neighborhood and the wider county, where at least 72 people have died.Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Reach out to Social Security and alert them that your spouse has died.Next Avenue, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Ceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceased. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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