desisting (from)

verb

present participle of desist (from)
as in ending
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 desisting (from)
  1. ending
  2. stopping
  3. ceasing
  4. halting
  5. cutting off
  6. shutting off
  7. breaking off
  8. cutting out
Verb
  • In their place remained the only just ending to this tournament.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Michael Olise set him up twice to break Pele’s assist record from 1970 — the Frenchman’s tally ending as seven in the tournament.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • The brakes, while cable-operated, do an effective job of slowing and stopping the Vienna.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In Calabria, Costarella of the Civil Protection Department warned that stopping arson would take a societal shift.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • With the rain ceasing by Saturday evening, however, many suburbs went on with their fireworks as planned.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the global industry, is ceasing on World Cup fever and drawing parallels between soccer fans and ‘hodlers’ in their promotions.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • Earlier in the day, the sharp decline in the Kospi prompted the Korea Exchange to activate a sell-side sidecar on the index, temporarily halting program trading.
    — Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Turk filed for bankruptcy in June 2025 — halting any litigation from moving forward without permission from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas.
    — Taylor O'Connor July 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • Analysts note that Iran doesn’t need a huge inventory of drones and missiles to destabilize the region and keep the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut, cutting off around 20% of the world’s pre-war oil supplies.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Alongside cutting off Russian energy revenues, Ukraine’s drone attacks are designed to try to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the war.
    — Sam Meredith,Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of cutting off
Verb
  • The second test will be more ambitious, with the rocket launching to 10km, shutting off its engine, and then restarting to land on deployable legs.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • This mechanism functions as a physical switch, giving operators an extra layer of direct control because shutting off the external neutron generator immediately halts the nuclear reaction.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of shutting off
Verb
  • That trail of vaporizing particles breaking off the asteroid causes a bright streak of light across the sky called a meteor, or colloquially a shooting star.
    — Adam Lark, Scientific American, 28 June 2026
  • Now, though, some branches are breaking off.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of breaking off
Verb
  • The new Auto trim feature acts as a one-tap solution, automatically analyzing the video and cutting out unnecessary footage to shorten the timeline.
    — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The mics do a good job of cutting out droning background noise.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of cutting out
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