ceaseless

adjective

cease·​less ˈsēs-ləs How to pronounce ceaseless (audio)
: continuing without cease : constant
ceaseless efforts
ceaselessly adverb
ceaselessness noun

Examples of ceaseless in a Sentence

her ceaseless efforts to build and improve the business there has been ceaseless rain for three days
Recent Examples on the Web In a world of ceaseless tumult, its matchless serenity is more powerful than ever. James Kaplan, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024 His Bronx childhood straddled a yawning divide between his religious education—rabbis droning on about the Jew’s existence outside time, in an eternal recurrence of exile, persecution, and dispossession—and its American counterpart: destiny made manifest in ceaseless forward motion. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024 In the dynamic field of women's health, the quest for effective treatments for chronic conditions is ceaseless. Brittany Barreto, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Lastly, the ceaseless Stanley craze saw one California woman steal 65 of them, before getting arrested. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 26 Jan. 2024 The killing of an environmental activist at an ongoing forest blockade in Atlanta and the ceaseless violence against Native land defenders worldwide is never far from her mind. Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024 The Supreme Court has held that presidents are absolutely immune from civil lawsuits related to their official acts, in part to protect them against ceaseless harassment and judicial scrutiny of their day-to-day decisions. Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024 Orban has aggressively placed himself in the latter camp and, is in turn, hailed by the American right as an illiberal exemplar, a model for how to cement power through ceaseless culture war. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023 The ceaseless turmoil around business continuity could be rendered moot if Altman and his top lieutenant, Greg Brockman, return to OpenAI, which Bloomberg reported on Tuesday is being discussed with the company’s board. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ceaseless was in 1576

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“Ceaseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceaseless. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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ceaseless

adjective
cease·​less ˈsēs-ləs How to pronounce ceaseless (audio)
ceaselessly adverb
ceaselessness noun

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