desisted

verb

past tense of desist
as in ceased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desisted
  1. ceased
  2. concluded
  3. finished
  4. discontinued
  5. stopped
  6. terminated
  7. halted
  8. ended
Verb
  • After 10 loud snores and two that were nearly inaudible, all movement ceased.
    — MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • No, this wasn’t a major ordeal during the game, with both teams adapting during the moments in which communication ceased for a few seconds, but the concern is still valid.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Investigators haven't concluded whether the incident was state-backed or what the motive was, but authorities have strongly hinted that Iran is possibly involved.
    — SYLVIA HUI, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Another independent doctor subsequently concluded that the child's suffering was clear and unbearable, and that the requirements for termination of life under the nation's rules had been met.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • If City has its three league titles taken away from it, what happens to the teams that finished second that year?
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Invaders may have finished off some of the great ancient civilizations, but only after they had been weakened by drought, famine, disease, flooding and internal divisions that catastrophe often sparks.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • Lego Dimensions, which was discontinued in 2017, also works through the tool.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Mexico’s government discontinued several hurricane and tropical storm warnings along the coast.
    — Martín Silva Rey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of discontinued
Verb
  • Like swimming, Golden's involvement with the university never stopped, either.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The experiment eventually stopped when the catholyte gelled and blocked the flow channel.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Final numbers from states on how many Medicaid enrollees have been terminated from the program won’t be available until later this fall.
    — Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Powers also has an employment contract that likely affords him protection and the chance to contest accusations before he is terminated for cause.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of terminated
Verb
  • After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Jair Bolsonaro halted the policy, and Lula restored it in 2023.
    — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But the optics changed for James — a four-time NBA champion who has won titles with three different teams — once the Knicks ended their drought without needing his help.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
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