cease
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cease
Synonyms: Verb
break off, break up, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)
Synonyms: Noun
arrest, arrestment, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
Antonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of cease in a Sentence
Verb
The fighting along the border has temporarily ceased. The factory ceased operations last year. The child would not cease his constant whining.Noun
worked without cease for the betterment of humanity
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Neubauer said Truth Aquatics has voluntarily ceased operations while the investigation gets underway. — Nico Savidge, The Mercury News, "California boat fire: Crew interviewed, but no more clarity on what caused disaster," 4 Sep. 2019 Work to sell more luxury homes in the nearby Greenbrier Sporting Club ceased, as did plans to construct a ski area for resort guests, hotel lawyers later said in court documents. — Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, "Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest," 15 Aug. 2019 Tong said the gall displayed by the scammers never ceases to amaze him. — Josh Kovner, courant.com, "Veterans beware: Scams offering pay-day loans, mortgages, car and jewelry deals targeting military members," 10 July 2019 The Pentagon says contacts with Pyongyang over the return of remains have ceased. — Seung Min Kim, The Denver Post, "Trump becomes first sitting president to set foot into North Korea," 30 June 2019 In response, Wayfair CEO Margaret Lawrence has said the company will not cease sales to BCFS. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Wayfair walkout: Employees protest sales of furniture to migrant detention camp," 25 June 2019 The last Mass at St. Adalbert, located at 1650 W. 17th St., is set for July 14 and the sanctuary will cease to be a sacred space the next day, the Sunday statement said. — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago’s St. Adalbert Church to hold last Mass in 3 weeks," 23 June 2019 The company, formed for the sole purpose of providing ITT loans, will cease doing business, Marshall said. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Alabama students of defunct ITT Tech receive $2.3 million in debt forgiveness," 17 June 2019 That could be because of the failure of ultra-low-cost carrier Wow Airlines, which ceased operations in March. — Dallas News, "American Airlines dropping only DFW-to-Reykjavik flight as Iceland's tourism sector chills," 12 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Far from guaranteeing a cease-fire, the deal only included Taliban commitments to reduce violence in Kabul and neighboring Parwan province, where the U.S. has a military base. — Matthew Lee, The Denver Post, "Plan for Taliban meeting latest bold Trump gamble to unravel," 8 Sep. 2019 The White House has reached several cease-fire agreements with China, but none lasted. — Matt Egan, CNN, "The White House says the Fed is the No. 1 problem facing the economy. That's not true," 4 Sep. 2019 If not, Trump should be willing to accept a limited deal that effects a cease fire. — The Editors, National Review, "Out of Order," 23 Aug. 2019 The move comes after yet another cease-fire between government forces and rebels crumbled. — Arwa Damon, CNN, "Trump launched airstrikes after this town was gassed in 2017. Now Assad's military is moving in," 23 Aug. 2019 Investor relief at the cease-fire sent shares of the company up more than 4% on the day, which benchmark stock indexes also jumped. — Rachel Layne, CBS News, "Apple lifted by delay in U.S. tariffs on electronics made in China," 13 Aug. 2019 But a cease-fire is not yet part of the deal, nor is a power-sharing plan. — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, "Talking in Qatar, bombing in Kabul. How to explain the Taliban?," 9 Aug. 2019 State Department officials say a breakthrough hinges on an agreement on four issues: counterterrorism assurances, troop withdrawal, intra-Afghan dialogue and a comprehensive cease-fire. — Anchorage Daily News, "U.S. prepares Afghanistan troop cuts in potential deal with Taliban," 2 Aug. 2019 Instagram has now taken HYP3R off its platform, and sent the firm a cease and desist notice. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Security News This Week: Election Systems Are Way More Vulnerable Than We Thought," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cease.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.