desisting 1 of 2

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
  • Tesla could be discontinuing its Cybertruck by next year after numerous recalls and underwhelming sales since its launch in 2023.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The side item was available in the 1990s, and many locations stopped selling it in the early 2010s, with the last locations discontinuing it in 2020, according to multiple reports.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of discontinuing
Adjective
  • Tampa Bay will almost certainly need more from its passing game Sunday night in Chicago.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The frantic father stopped a passing cyclist and asked him to call 911.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of passing
Verb
  • On average, 83 percent of IFM students are employed within one year of finishing their studies, Romatet said.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Despite limiting the conference’s top rushing attack, FIU struggled to prevent Liberty from finishing drives, turning a promising defensive statistic into a glaring weakness.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 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
  • Based on anonymous reports — 2,888 at last count — the site tracks and ranks the companies that are most often accused of abruptly ceasing contact with candidates, including some of the biggest names in the S&P 500.
    — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Calvin lives in Snook’s Arm, a community on the verge of ceasing to exist.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • Since then, the administration has opened the doors to more than 16,000 white South Africans while halting virtually all other immigration.
    — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine's priorities for the talks were halting strikes on energy and critical infrastructure, unblocking Black Sea grain shipments and expanding prisoner exchanges.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • In terminating Marsh’s contract and suing her, ADOR alleged that her refusal to work—as well as unauthorized solo projects and photo shoots—broke the contract terms and cost the label some $22 million.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Pentagon did recently close its audit of foreign funding sources at Duke, clearing the school of suspicion despite it not terminating a foreign relationship.
    — Jane Winik Sartwell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
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