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as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately
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as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently
we have discontinued the manufacture of that item
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as in stopped
to come to an end
publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year
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Recent Examples of discontinued
Moreover, 30% of patients discontinued use within the first month.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Some private colleges, including Pomona and Occidental, have discontinued the tradition in recent years.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
However, the line has since been discontinued, according to the company.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
All tropical storm warnings have been discontinued and there are now no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Some private colleges, including Pomona and Occidental, have discontinued the tradition in recent years.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
However, the line has since been discontinued, according to the company.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
All tropical storm warnings have been discontinued and there are now no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinued
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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.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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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
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Second, most congressional Republicans have abandoned ethical norms.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Immediately after committing themselves to each other in an intimate ceremony, they are dramatically abandoned in an idyllic isolation for the adventure of a lifetime.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to the complaint, Roe stopped working for Brooks and moved to Mississippi around May 2021.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 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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But the execution was halted after the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify about his case, an unprecedented gambit that led to a partial stay of execution from the Texas Supreme Court.Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 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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Online renewal is available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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David and Pete resume the around-the-world journey In March 1973, David and Pete traveled to the same mountain pass in Afghanistan where the previous walk had ended.Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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After years of deciphering cryptic clues and exploring hidden locations, the search has finally ended.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Would Powell quit his job if an angry Trump told him to?Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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He is sated, and out to quit and take up golf or bowling.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 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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“Discontinued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinued. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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