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
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  • The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The exposure obviously scares him, but not enough to stop him from filming his next scene, where he’s been tasked with breaking in newcomer Cami Soul.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Workers at the nonprofit were laid off after the money went missing, and the organization eventually ceased operating.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Combs' team issued two cease-and-desist letters to Netflix in response to the documentary's release.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cease
Verb
  • Skubal dug in and struck out Caglianone to end the inning, getting him with his signature changeup on his final pitch.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Jones was one of several key players who suffered injuries, which led to a seven-game losing streak to end last season.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of end
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  • Flights are typically halted from the nearby airport when the President is taking off.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center filed an emergency motion to halt the euthanasia of a dog that attacked several people.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of halt
Verb
  • Goodman quit drinking in 2007 following years of alcohol abuse.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The management teams at all seven Chef Creole locations have quit, Sejour said.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 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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  • The attorney said the agents cut off the SUV and slammed on their brakes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Daemon and Sea Snake are back together Lord Corlys Velaryon has been held captive by Ormund, who viscously cut off his finger with his ring as proof of life.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
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