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
  • Two national restaurant chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA, which had received peppers from Coast Citrus Distributors, stopped serving the jalapeños.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Both restaurants stopped using them, while Coast Citrus recalled the remaining product and notified customers.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • The National Labor Reform Party collapsed, Davis ended up with exactly one electoral vote, and the National Labor Union ceased to exist after 1873.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Studies suggest Imperial Japan’s sardine catch declined drastically and even ceased during the early 1940s, constraining the empire’s military power relying on fisheries resources.
    — Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Brent crude futures ended last week down more than 7% following signals from Washington that an agreement with Tehran to unblock the vital maritime chokepoint was in sight.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Edge rusher Jonathan Greenard is now in Philly, and he was replaced by third-year Dallas Turner, who ended 2025 on a high.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Colorado finished with five hits and had its three-game winning streak halted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In a biannual appropriations committee hearing, bills added to the suspense file during the Legislative session are permitted to move to the Senate or Assembly floor or are quietly halted.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Goodman quit drinking in 2007 following years of alcohol abuse.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The management teams at all seven Chef Creole locations have quit, Sejour said.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of quit
Verb
  • So Schleien turned to standup comedy and to posting videos on YouTube that continued where his programs had left off.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Bauers' one-out single to shallow left off Yoendrys Gómez (2-2) brought home Brice Turang, who slid across the plate before catcher Ryan Jeffers could apply the tag.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of left off
Verb
  • The attorney said the agents cut off the SUV and slammed on their brakes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Daemon and Sea Snake are back together Lord Corlys Velaryon has been held captive by Ormund, who viscously cut off his finger with his ring as proof of life.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • Investigators say Simpson objected to another boater anchoring near his spot and then shut off the air supply to a teen who was diving from that boat.
    — Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While some of these instruments were shut off after the spacecraft finished their historic planetary flybys decades ago, others were turned off due to power requirements.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shut off
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