desisted (from)

verb

past tense of desist (from)
as in stopped
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 desisted (from)
  1. stopped
  2. ceased
  3. ended
  4. halted
  5. quit
  6. left off
  7. cut off
  8. shut off
Verb
  • After loading the AliExpress homepage, audio from his phone stopped playing over his multipoint headphones, which accept connections from more than one device at a time.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • His wife, Sheila, has also stopped working to serve as his full-time caregiver.
    — sameen, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Chipotle has not used jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors since July 20, and Qdoba has ceased using the product since July 28.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • At moments like that, Out of the Further captures something of the goofy spirit of Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street movies, which also sent their characters into dimensions where reason ceased to function and dream logic ruled.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Hutton wanted to stay in the game after his playing career ended.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Woodland, who entered the final 18-hole round tied for fourth place, six shots behind eventual champion Wyndham Clark, ended Sunday’s round in that same fourth-place slot with Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup following rounds of 64-65-70-69.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • All the while, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have virtually halted as Tehran clings to its leverage by threatening to strike any unauthorized oil tankers that attempt to transit the narrow waterway.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Competitions were canceled, horse racing fixtures abandoned and international horse transports halted.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • The Stones somehow didn’t hit South America until 1995, a couple years after Wyman quit the band.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of quit
Verb
  • Now, the bill can move forward where the previous version left off.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Ozlo Sleepbuds picked up where Bose left off The first Ozlo Sleepbuds retained the tiny, sleep-specific form factor and noise-masking approach associated with Bose but expanded what the earbuds could do.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of left off
Verb
  • And just like that, Rocky Myers is cut off from the world again.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But in recent years, Romo has been criticized for his preparation, for cutting off Nantz mid-sentence, for fawning over Josh Allen and other quarterbacks and for seeming pollyannish at times.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • The conversion of dark photons to photons would have shut off before significant heating could occur.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Dunleavy said the conditions did not meet the company’s internal standards for shutting off the lines.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of shut off
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