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present tense third-person singular of cease
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ceases

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noun

plural of cease

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Recent Examples of ceases
Verb
Without any of the three, money once again ceases to circulate. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 Some of the details may subtly shift between each retelling, but the story always remains the same and never ceases to grab attention. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025 As compared to solar power, which ceases production at night, or wind power, which is dependent on weather conditions, the sea is in constant motion. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025 But those will soon be gone, too, as the drugstore chain ceases to exist nationwide. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025 If that flow of oxygen ceases for even a short time, the eye's retina will permanently cease to function. New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025 The show achieves that alchemy, finally, when the plot ceases and everyone comes out for the double encore, continuing to carry on through those ’70s hits in those ’70s jumpsuits, just because the audience is happy to stand up and keep cheering and singing along. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 Just flat-out ceases to function. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 On the internet, of course, the reinvention of misleading spam never ceases. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceases
Verb
  • When policy, innovation, and business insight align, CCU stops being a piece of green rhetoric and becomes good business.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The buck stops with the humans.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Antihydra almost certainly never halts.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
  • More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled the state earlier this week, a decision that halts action on redistricting, as well as other bills in the legislature.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sources said Bessent is waiting to interview current Fed members until after the blackout period surrounding next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting ends.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Atlanta Braves have a difficult decision to make with manager Brian Snitker once the season ends.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nina Dobrev and Shaun White are reportedly calling it quits.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Noble Riot joins First Draft Taproom & Kitchen in calling it quits in RiNo recently.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Although the show is based on the books, Han, who is also showrunner on the series, has teased that the endings may not be the same.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Snag one for $14 before the overstock deal expires.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The offer for the Google AI for Education Accelerator expires October 6.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the contrary, a state with a latent nuclear program presents a ripe target for adversaries and counterproliferators seeking to prevent weaponization who may be tempted to act swiftly before the window to do so closes and the state can plausibly threaten nuclear retaliation.
    VIPIN NARANG, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In compliance and tax, these systems stay current on regulation changes and automatically apply the right rule to each client's case, ensuring fewer mistakes, better compliance and quicker closes.
    Tom Invernizzi, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The report concludes that North Korea is far from adhering to its obligations under international law.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Thursday’s report concludes the investigation into the collision between a Bell 407, on a helicopter coordinator training flight, and a Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane helitanker during a 2023 wildfire near Cabazon, California.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

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