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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Slated to be the Lions’ top reserve cornerback this season, Rakestraw was placed on season-ending IR in August.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Air traffic controllers played a key role in ending the last government shutdown, which stretched on for 35 days, from December 2018 to January 2019.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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That suit, which Lukenbill’s attorneys Brad Carroll and Michael Laino filed July 11, was primarily concerned with stopping efforts by the city to limit occupancy at the bar.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chappell Roan’s new hair color Based on reviews of the New York shows, KC audiences should expect show-stopping moments, a new hair color for the famous redhead, an emotional speech of thanks and perhaps a special guest.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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The site must be decommissioned within 60 years of the plant ceasing operations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The university also asks the court to order online marketplaces, payment processors and other companies that do business with the defendants from disabling and ceasing to provide services.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The year Goldberg-Polin and her family arrived in Israel, the country launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive military operation aimed at halting intensifying Hamas mortar, missile and rocket fire terrorizing southern Israeli communities.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Attorneys for the Justice Department argued that halting the reallocations could delay distributing the funds to other states DHS had identified as higher priority under its new approach.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Across town, the Elk River could surround CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, cutting off all exits.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In filmmaker Tobe Hooper's slasher classic, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface's penchant for cutting off his victims' faces and wearing them as masks was apparently inspired by Gein's own macabre habits.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Although SoCal Edison can prevent electrical fires by shutting off the power that flows through the lines, the utility did not turn the power off to most circuits that power Altadena.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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If the plaque weakens and breaks apart, large clumps are released into the blood stream, and a large clump can block an artery, completely shutting off blood flow and causing a heart attack.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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After breaking off the engagement, Cochran said, Glison had moved to the apartment complex to get away from him.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Johnson then carried the ball on the last four plays, breaking off carries of eight, nine and 10 yards.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Preschoolers can practice their scissors skills by cutting out the simple shapes that make up this colorful witch from Toddler Approved.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
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Naadam launched in 2013, immediately generating attention based on its mission of sourcing cashmere fibers directly from Mongolian herding communities — thereby cutting out the middlemen and paying suppliers more.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Desisting (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desisting%20%28from%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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