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
Affected borrowers will receive notifications detailing the cessation of collection actions and any applicable redress.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Hamas’s presence in Gaza during the ceasefire is likely to play a role in the negotiations for how to extend the current ceasefire into a permanent cessation of hostilities.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
The World Bank anticipates a 7% rebound in the country's economy by 2026, contingent on the cessation of combat and reconstruction efforts.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Whether the health behavior in question is smoking cessation or physical activity, human beings who commit to the process of change will typically arrive at a point of no return.
—Matt Parrott, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Hamas’s presence in Gaza during the ceasefire is likely to play a role in the negotiations for how to extend the current ceasefire into a permanent cessation of hostilities.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
The World Bank anticipates a 7% rebound in the country's economy by 2026, contingent on the cessation of combat and reconstruction efforts.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Whether the health behavior in question is smoking cessation or physical activity, human beings who commit to the process of change will typically arrive at a point of no return.
—Matt Parrott, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cessation
Noun
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Here are some of the most notable categories: Foreign policy Trump's foreign policy approach in his early days in office centered around tariff threats, shirking international agreements and bringing much foreign aid to a halt.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, the Trump administration also ordered an immediate halt of the $5 billion program aimed at building more EV charging stations on highways.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Hot Milk is spare, rigorously structured but enigmatic, with a shocking ending that could fuel weeks of argument.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Tennessean last week celebrated the conclusion of its inaugural Journalism Academy program for Tennessee college students.—
Cassandra Stephenson,
The Tennessean,
12 Feb. 2025
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With the conclusion of the 2024 NFL season and Super Bowl LIX in the rearview, teams are already eyeing prospects.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Tilda Swinton is planning to take a break from acting after her trip to the Berlin Film Festival comes to an end.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, musty crypts and the decayed remains of mummies smell-like a high end spa.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Search full list of closures Grocery prices jumped 0.5% last month.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kohl’s is offering deals at its Sacramento store ahead of the closure.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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Love Island All Stars Season 2 finally comes to a close and this cute couple left the villa clearly in love and £50,000 richer.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Feb. 2025
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Early airpower theorists conceived of strategic warfare as a way to spare mankind from the horrors of World War I and later heralded it as the means of bringing World War II to a close.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter reached out to representatives for Sainte-Marie for direct comment over the Order of Canada termination, but has yet to hear back.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The termination was noted in a terse announcement in the federal government’s official publication Canada Gazette posted over the weekend.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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