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
The first phase of the cease-fire is a 60-day cessation of hostilities where Hezbollah militants are supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon north of the Litani River and Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon into northern Israel.
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Kareem Chehayeb and Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Before raising premiums for tobacco use, employers must offer people an opportunity to quit smoking through counseling, nicotine-replacement gum or patch or other smoking cessation treatments.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Some of these effects are reversed by smoking cessation.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The same family of contaminants triggered past recalls of the heartburn drug Zantac, the diabetes drug metformin and the smoking cessation medication Chantix.
—Anthony Robledo, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kareem Chehayeb and Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Before raising premiums for tobacco use, employers must offer people an opportunity to quit smoking through counseling, nicotine-replacement gum or patch or other smoking cessation treatments.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Some of these effects are reversed by smoking cessation.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The same family of contaminants triggered past recalls of the heartburn drug Zantac, the diabetes drug metformin and the smoking cessation medication Chantix.
—Anthony Robledo, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cessation
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And when Trump caught wind that the Biden administration was moving quickly to auction off border wall materials, Texas put that to a halt.Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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Like so many Angelenos, Cheyenne Shannon’s routine came to a halt in the hours after the devastating Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, followed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Well, at least one part of this story has a happy ending.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Now, months later, Solo is getting his happy ending with a familiar family.TJ Macias, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
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Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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At the very end of the skit, Curtis could be seen defibrillating a person on a surgery table — all while not breaking pace in her workout routine.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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At one point during the game, McDavid pulled off a spin-o-rama in the neutral zone and was actually moving faster at the end of the spin.Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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School and sports resume, but other closures persist The fires have either paused or postponed many of the daily activities and special events that LA hosts.Ayana Archie, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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The store posted a $265 million quarterly loss in its report, but Wentworth said that came from its already-in-progress store closure program and sales of its shares in drug distributor Cencora.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Outlander finales are always memorable, but especially so this time as season 7B comes to a close.Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2025
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Even after soaring to a $117 billion market value at Thursday’s close, Wall Street remains bullish on the company led by Adam Foroughi, with more than three-quarters of analysts holding a buy or overweight rating on the stock, according to FactSet.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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In November, New York City Hall announced the termination of its prepaid debit card program for migrants.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jones praised Goldman for working through the process and lamented the abruptness of the termination.Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 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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Their demands were modest, ranging from higher pay and insurance to the discontinuance of company stores.Jack Werner / Made by History, TIME, 18 June 2024
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“Cessation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cessation. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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