desisted

past tense of desist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for desisted
Verb
  • When the gunfire ceased, additional resources were deployed to safely enter the residence, where Poulter was found deceased, police reported.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The celebration of these paintings has never ceased.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those companies not only halted competition between their own brands, but also began cooperating with each other, the complaint alleges.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wednesday’s Stage 11, scheduled to finish in the city of Bilbao, was halted about 3 kilometers early, and no winner was declared.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this spring, the Globe concluded its investigation.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first major changes to JCPS' student assignment plan came in 1984, when the district discontinued the use of the alphabetical system for middle and high schoolers.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Metoclopramide, another drug frequently used to manage nausea, was discontinued by nearly a third of patients due to adverse reactions.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Panthers finished the first quarter by stuffing Richland at Heritage’s 20-yard line on fourth-and-short.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Garcia finished the game at shortstop.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When asked why all shoppers didn’t get the notice, an Amazon spokesperson said the notice was sent to customers who registered for the Prime Invitee Program between the program's launch in 2009 and 2015, when the program stopped accepting new members.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Providence is on a mission after being stopped two years in a row in the supersectional round.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Burroughs’ opinion was carefully crafted to align with the guidance that Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett provided in an August decision about grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Rolfo’s contract was due to expire next year but her contract was terminated early amid Barcelona’s financial struggles, leaving her a free agent.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Milan’s fifth triumph in 1994 put them one behind the Spanish side, but this ended when Madrid picked up their seventh crown in 1998 and remains the closest anybody has got to them.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams ended a streak of playing in 1,117 consecutive games.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Desisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desisted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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