as in halt
the stopping of a process or activity
the cessation of the snowstorm was a relief
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Recent Examples of cessation
In Tuesday's call, Putin insisted that a long-lasting peace depended on a complete cessation of foreign military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine, the Kremlin said.
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arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Pregnancy resource organizations can also provide wellness services such as high blood pressure screening, anemia testing, thyroid screening, cholesterol screening, diabetes screening and assistance with smoking cessation.
—Rita Gagliano, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
The Houthis and their Iranian benefactors saved face by insisting that the reduction in the attacks was inspired by the temporary cessation of hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2025
The group had accused Israel last week of violating the truce by cutting off humanitarian assistance to Gaza, where Israel then conducted a series of large-scale strikes late Monday despite the cessation of hostilities.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Pregnancy resource organizations can also provide wellness services such as high blood pressure screening, anemia testing, thyroid screening, cholesterol screening, diabetes screening and assistance with smoking cessation.
—Rita Gagliano, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
The Houthis and their Iranian benefactors saved face by insisting that the reduction in the attacks was inspired by the temporary cessation of hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Mar. 2025
The group had accused Israel last week of violating the truce by cutting off humanitarian assistance to Gaza, where Israel then conducted a series of large-scale strikes late Monday despite the cessation of hostilities.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cessation
Noun
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In today’s interconnected world, a virus emerging in one corner of the globe can bring entire economies to a halt and overwhelm healthcare systems thousands of miles away.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Community backlash forced revisions to the flawed plan and brought the zoning rewrite to a halt.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Season 3 left off in a dire place — in a shocking twist ending, Ava betrayed Deborah after the comedian had stabbed her in the back by naming someone else as the head writer of her new late-night show.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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So the ending of the record is getting up onto the top of the moors and screaming at the sky—and off and into the clouds, and then we’re gone.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2025
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The new agreement will come at the conclusion of the previous 12-year deal agreed to by both parties, which was signed in 2013 for $5.2 billion Canadian.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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This is the conclusion of a study by researchers from China, who said such a presence could explain the mysterious nature of rapidly moving stars in our galaxy's halo.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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As the dad is wheeled away for treatment, their son is taken to wait in the employee break room until the end of his mom’s shift.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the end, Paris learns there's more to her than just her crown.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2025
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That’s made its recent closure all the more difficult.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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In a memo sent Monday night, Blanche directed the closure of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ordered prosecutors to pivot to investigating transnational criminal organizations and terrorist groups that use crypto to engage in illicit transactions.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By the close of day one, the team was aligned with a strategy on how to successfully address the first item on the list.—
Dennis Kight,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In March, 1945, as the war staggered to a close, some two hundred Hungarian Jewish forced laborers were executed near Rechnitz.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s terminations have left the commission with just two members, one Democrat and one Republican, falling short of the three-member quorum required for the EEOC to take certain actions.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since the program's launch, the administration's focus on campus speech and policy has only ballooned, placing schools' federal funds and contracts at risk of termination and university administration and students in the center of high-stakes political crosshairs.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 June 2020
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“Cessation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cessation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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