ceases 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cease
1
as in stops
to come to an end the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game

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2
as in halts
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end cease chattering and get down to work, please

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ceases

2 of 2

noun

plural of cease
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity worked without cease for the betterment of humanity

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Recent Examples of ceases
Verb
At some point, the experiment ceases to require quotation marks. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 The world outside ceases to exist as nurses, relatives, and clergy visit. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026 In that structure, every hour of human labor ceases to be a revenue stream and becomes a direct cost against the provider’s profit margin. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 If the person holding key intellectual property or leading the company risks losing status, immigration planning ceases to be a personal ordeal. — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 There is a point beyond which the scale of a threat or a danger ceases to scare us. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026 The audience ceases to be a destination for your voice and becomes the structure that shapes it. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 But ultimately, for Liu, the initial concept ceases to matter; the act of constructing the image itself becomes more important than the starting point. — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026 If the attack ceases, wait until the dog is at least 20 feet away before getting up. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceases
  1. stops
  2. halts
  3. cessations
  4. ends
  5. quits
  6. endings
  7. expires
  8. closes
Verb
  • The question, posed during an on-court postgame interview, was when a young player stops measuring his performance by his point total and starts measuring it by the result.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Even hair and makeup had to adapt, since traditional hair spray stops working properly in that cold.
    — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stops
Verb
  • The council voted unanimously on the ordinance, which halts new oil and gas drilling in the city and phases out existing production over the next 20 years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Bears go three-and-out, and the wind halts the ensuing punt, landing at the 15-yard line.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of halts
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Verb
  • The move circumvents any potential floor vote on the impeachment and virtually ensures it won't be addressed before the current Congress session ends.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Both ends of the flat, which was about three-quarters of a mile long, gave commanding vistas of the country.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • Continue reading ⦠CIVIC BREAKDOWN â Town's entire police force quits after bitter feud with city leaders boils over.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Every researcher who quits Anthropic to write a viral letter about extinction is casting himself, in the drama running in his own head, as Oppenheimer walking away from the bomb.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of quits
Noun
  • The main reason the Giants have a chance to win every week, though, despite all their injuries and heart-stopping endings, is that Jameis Winston is playing well as their starting quarterback.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Dramatic — and sometimes controversial — endings were the story of a wild college football Saturday, with late-game calls deciding some outcomes and potentially having an effect on how the College Football Playoff shapes up a couple months from now.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of endings
Verb
  • But Ojomo is set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2027 once his rookie deal expires.
    — CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Maric is also a candidate at two other universities, and her contract at UConn expires on June 30, 2027, officials said.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of expires
Noun
  • After the $517-million bankruptcy sale closes, the developers’ next goal will be to make Oceanwide Plaza — which is expected to be renamed at some point — presentable for the Olympics, Petty said.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Whether China and the United States blunder into war before that window closes will be among the defining questions of the coming years.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Ceases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceases. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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