as in stops
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission
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The woman in question was identified as Renee Brown, a 36-year-old single mom who works two jobs, loves her kid, and never stops, à la Reba McEntire.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2025 -
The rule does not get rid of the debt itself, but stops it from having an impact on a consumer’s credit worthiness.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
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But Social Security payments won’t be delayed if the government ceases operating because of a shutdown.—
Jason Rossi,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu has said the fighting will only end when Hamas ceases to exist as an organization.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 Dec. 2024
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For now, the pro football season mercifully ends, and not nearly soon enough.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Wavy is between straight and curly, holds hairstyles well, and has big curls and waves from roots to ends.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
4 Jan. 2025
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Each of these halts progress for us all and needs urgent attention.—
Nadia Edwards-Dashti,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Each of these halts progress for us all and needs urgent attention.—
Nadia Edwards-Dashti,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Desists (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desists%20%28from%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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