desist (from)

verb

di-ˈsist How to pronounce desist (from) (audio)
Definition of desist (from)next
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desist (from)
  1. stop
  2. cease
  3. end
  4. halt
  5. quit
  6. lay off
  7. cut off
Verb
  • Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After stopping for gas, the suspect takes off with the gas nozzle still attached to the bike.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stop
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  • With the deal, John Malone’s Liberty Broadband ceased to be a direct shareholder in Charter and no longer designates directors for election to the Charter board.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to Kopel, if Ability ceased operations, its intellectual property and responsibilities would return to the center.
    — Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cease
Verb
  • Whisenhunt was replaced by right-hander Jason Foley, who struck out Myers on four pitches to end the third inning.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The administration further proposed ending data collection on racial disparities in school discipline.
    — Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of end
Verb
  • The loss halted a two-game winning streak for the Dash (7-9-5).
    — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the State Department halted immigrant visas for individuals from Afghanistan, Brazil, Yemen and other countries.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of halt
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  • The Stones somehow didn’t hit South America until 1995, a couple years after Wyman quit the band.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of quit
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  • Corporations lay off workers en masse in hopes of replicating their labor with LLMs.
    — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • For Ali, a Tehrani technician who had to lay off his half a dozen workers, the economic situation isn’t theoretical.
    — Kay Armin Serjoie, Time, 17 June 2026
Definition of lay off
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  • And just like that, Rocky Myers is cut off from the world again.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But in recent years, Romo has been criticized for his preparation, for cutting off Nantz mid-sentence, for fawning over Josh Allen and other quarterbacks and for seeming pollyannish at times.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
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