desists

verb

present tense third-person singular of desist
as in ceases

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  1. ceases
  2. terminates
  3. finishes
  4. concludes
  5. stops
  6. discontinues
  7. halts
  8. ends
Verb
  • There is a point beyond which the scale of a threat or a danger ceases to scare us.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The audience ceases to be a destination for your voice and becomes the structure that shapes it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • The order will be effective for seven days unless the mayor terminates it earlier.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2026
  • With the Bridge program scheduled to expire at the end of 2027, a question looms regarding what will happen when the initiative terminates.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of terminates
Verb
  • When the rest of the coffee finishes brewing, slowly pour it into the sugar paste, whisking to dissolve and build a thick foam cap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the real fix is still months away, when the city finishes the longtime West Avenue drainage project that will redirect that water that submerged her garage into city pumps and pipes instead.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of finishes
Verb
  • The book somewhat provocatively concludes after 1976 with a penultimate chapter on protest in the art world and an ultimate chapter on horizons for the future, along with a smart sharp epilogue.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The video concludes with André and his securtiy walking away from Hanks and his posse.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • That could keep prices elevated long after the shooting stops.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • When a character stops acting on behalf of himself and instead makes a choice to act on behalf of the welfare of another person, the story suddenly evokes a sheaf of nobler feelings.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of stops
Verb
  • Southwest Airlines announced that more than 100 employees' jobs would be affected this summer after the airline discontinues its service at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of discontinues
Verb
  • This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement.
    — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of halts
Verb
  • Amazon Prime Day ends tonight, which means whatever has been sitting in your cart since Tuesday is only on sale for a few more hours.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Ahead, the handbags that caught our eye, and are worth catching on sale before October Prime Day ends tonight.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
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