1
as in stopped
to come to an end
the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game
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as in ended
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
cease chattering and get down to work, please
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Recent Examples of ceased
After building a little over 200 cars, TVR ceased production and hasn’t ever quite gotten going again.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Their tactics had long ceased to surprise me.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite the therapy’s success, support ceased once the child reached age seven.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The flights ceased when the company switched to a new fleet of jets that needed a longer runway.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew’s office said at the time that the prince ceased his relationship with Yang after receiving government advice.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
But competition law meant Sky, which controlled the channel, had to stop buying up all the Premier League’s television packages, and the operation ceased in 2007.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Rader — who killed at least 10 victims over the span of three decades, per The New York Times — famously taunted police with his crimes through letters to law enforcement and the media for five years from 1974 to 1979, when his communications ceased.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Kate Phillips-Barrasso, vice president of global policy and advocacy for the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps, said the team has not been able to get any items into Gaza since March 2, which is when the first ceasefire fell apart and Israel ceased all entry of aid into Gaza.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Their tactics had long ceased to surprise me.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite the therapy’s success, support ceased once the child reached age seven.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The flights ceased when the company switched to a new fleet of jets that needed a longer runway.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew’s office said at the time that the prince ceased his relationship with Yang after receiving government advice.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
But competition law meant Sky, which controlled the channel, had to stop buying up all the Premier League’s television packages, and the operation ceased in 2007.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Rader — who killed at least 10 victims over the span of three decades, per The New York Times — famously taunted police with his crimes through letters to law enforcement and the media for five years from 1974 to 1979, when his communications ceased.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Kate Phillips-Barrasso, vice president of global policy and advocacy for the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps, said the team has not been able to get any items into Gaza since March 2, which is when the first ceasefire fell apart and Israel ceased all entry of aid into Gaza.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceased
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Sage could have stopped there and given Shannon her consolation hug after winning the day by turning the tribe vote against her.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her focus is less on the reason for the decline than on the question of why people—even close family members—stopped talking with one another.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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His tenure ended after consecutive losses to his former Notre Dame defensive coordinators Clark Lea (now the Vanderbilt head coach) and Mike Elko (Texas A&M), putting him at 34-14 in Baton Rouge.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, Megan felt no spark in person with Mike, so that ended quickly.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Under the ceasefire accord, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and wartime detainees, while Israel pulled back its troops, halted its offensive and increased aid into the enclave.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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If funding lapses, the USDA can only use existing funds, and once these funds are depleted, SNAP payments to 42 million Americans could be halted until Congress acts.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Research is ongoing and is being headed by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and directed by Manuel Pérez Rivas, a press release concluded.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The delicate investigation at the site of the plant has concluded, but determining a cause could take months more, said Brice McCracken, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ special agent in charge at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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With his ferocious running style to his unwillingness to quit on a play, Skattebo has became an extremely player not just in New York, but across the league.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ariana Grande is opening up about nearly quitting music.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to Henry Ford Health, there was a clause in the Teamsters contract that expired in August 2025 that tied union members’ pay to the number of nurses working on a unit each day.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tennessee state records show one of those men was denied a private security license, another's expired in 2020 and a third wasn't listed in the database.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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The spokesperson said that an immigration judge had terminated his permanent resident status and ordered his removal on June 23, 2022, citing fraud and willful misrepresentation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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All of those programs were eventually terminated, taking away almost a third of Helen Keller’s overall revenue.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The novella lacks the temporal markers that indicate how much time has passed between episodes and exhibits an abundance of characters with ruptured psyches.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many years have passed since nursing home patients lived in the Redlands Road building, the obscure permit on which the occupancy rested has lapsed.—
Lou Murray,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Ceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceased. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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