as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain
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Recent Examples of surcease
Terrible transgressions lead to worse ones, with no prospect of surcease, let alone moral regeneration.
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WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
Anyone seeking temporary surcease from the rigors of the present moment will find it in abundance here.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 20 July 2017
WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
Anyone seeking temporary surcease from the rigors of the present moment will find it in abundance here.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcease
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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
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Some of these effects are reversed by smoking cessation.Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the political arena, the juggernaut of old-age policy came to a halt, and there has been no major expansion since the Nixon Administration, and no major reform of any sort since Reagan.James Chappel / Made by History, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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In both games, the Rockets defended well, but in both contests, their offense came to a screeching halt.Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 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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On the other end of this pen is a moisturizing lip treatment that plumps skin with vitamin E while blue mica pigments neutralize the look of yellow tones on your teeth, creating an instant whitening effect.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
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These measures will be in effect till the end of February.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Surcease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcease. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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