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
  • That said, some conditions that fully heal or are free of treatment and symptoms for a certain period of time may stop being labeled as pre-existing, depending on the provider.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Fowler later diagnosed her as comatose before a deputy commissioner ordered the execution stopped.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Following months of trying to resolve its conflict with its distributor and shareholder, Tomorrow, Coperni has ceased operations, the brand revealed today.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
  • With instant messaging yet to be invented, 11 am—the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month—was chosen to be the time when hostilities would officially cease in order to allow news of the armistice to reach the front lines.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of cease
Verb
  • Rodney Rice had 15 points and nine assists in his first game since a season-ending shoulder injury last year, and KJ Lewis added 10 points.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Mitchell ended the night with 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting on threes and seven assists.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of end
Verb
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine's priorities for the talks were halting strikes on energy and critical infrastructure, unblocking Black Sea grain shipments and expanding prisoner exchanges.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The closure follows Walliams’ publisher, HarperCollins, dropping the author and halting the publication of his back catalog following misconduct allegations.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of halt
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  • All of the tour’s other openers and Sheeran’s own backing band ended up quitting the tour in solidarity with Macklemore and Palestine.
    — William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The number of workers quitting jobs — a barometer of their confidence to obtain new employment — spiked to levels not seen since March 2025.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of quit
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The village of Chama in New Mexico was evacuated and cut off by road closures.
    — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cut off
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