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adjective

as in ceasing

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verb

present participle of desist
as in discontinuing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desisting
  1. dying
  2. discontinuing
  3. passing
  4. finishing
  5. closing
  6. ceasing
  7. halting
  8. terminating
Adjective
  • What’s the vibe for you, post-dying?
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of dying
Verb
  • Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is discontinuing the investigation into a complaint of bullying and workplace intimidation against Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro following her resignation.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The brand has committed to discontinuing large-format liquid laundry bottles by 2030.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of discontinuing
Adjective
  • Right now, Cousins is tied with San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy for the most passing touchdowns this season.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Their passing game, statistically, is miles ahead of the rest of the league.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of passing
Verb
  • While finishing her new novel ‘American Hagwon,’ author Min Jin Lee traveled to Sydney to discover how the city may have shaped her fictional protagonists.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Before finishing his first year, Thornton received a Thiel Fellowship and left MIT to focus full-time on his company.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of finishing
Adjective
  • The question is whether the post-closing company can afford to do all of it while servicing that debt, integrating two enormous businesses, achieving the synergies its financing assumes, funding streaming and deleveraging on schedule.
    — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In my experience, IP analysis also impacts post-closing integration assumptions around product and platform continuity, as well as revenue protection mechanisms tied to exclusivity and licensing integrity.
    — Keegan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of closing
Verb
  • Scanlon told me Friday afternoon that Pattis will try to enjoin him from ceasing the payments.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But simply ceasing contact doesn’t get to the root of the issue.
    — Susan Steade, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • Kean, who has voted against resolutions aimed at halting military action in Iran, defended the war.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • By halting those exports, the thinking goes, domestic diesel prices would drop due to a flood of fresh supply, lowering costs for farmers, commercial trucking companies and thousands of other businesses that rely on the fuel.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • After launching investigations into the incident and initially revoking the five officers’ access to the systems, IMPD Chief Tanya Terry suspended and recommended terminating four of the officers after one already resigned.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Later in the day, Pattis moved in federal court to block Comptroller Sean Scanlon and Attorney General William Tong from immediately terminating Diamantis’ pension and retirement benefits.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of terminating
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