desisted

Definition of desistednext
past tense of desist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for desisted
Verb
  • The payments ceased when the judge in the Skaggs family’s civil case made a pre-trial ruling that both sides must accept Kay’s conviction and the facts established in his criminal proceedings.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The office’s director of investigations Ross Barnett allegations of 53 war crimes had been investigated and 39 of those investigations had concluded without charges.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • As Hansen concluded the announcement, the crew gathered around in Integrity to share a hug.
    Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As in the game where the loser’s season is finished, left to instead to stare for weeks at miniscule draft-lottery odds.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Hoby Milner, Ben Brown (two innings) and Hunter Harvey finished the five-hitter.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Glock discontinued its pistol model late last year and replaced the plastic nub near the rear sight with a small steel rail in its new pistol models, known as Gen V, to solve the conversion issue.
    Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Three of those cases were either settled or discontinued.
    April 8, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The shipping disruption also largely stopped the export of nitrogen fertilizers manufactured in the Persian Gulf and limited access to key fertilizer ingredients.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.
    Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Heather Santee said the power at her bakery was abruptly terminated just ahead of Valentine's Day.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Heather Santee said the power at her bakery was abruptly terminated just ahead of Valentine’s Day.
    Margie Mason, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Hulu announced that filming on the latest season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives would be halted amid reports of the altercation and a police investigation in Draper, Utah.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The appellate court halted the order on an appeal.
    Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Jags ended the season with a 34-6 record and as District 8-5A champions.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The ordinance was proposed by Legislative Vice Chair Sean Smith, who recently ended his bid for Congress.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Desisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desisted. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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