desists

verb

present tense third-person singular of desist
as in ceases

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desists
  1. ceases
  2. terminates
  3. finishes
  4. concludes
  5. stops
  6. discontinues
  7. halts
  8. ends
Verb
  • As the word ceases to mean a ceasing of fire, new terms have been coined.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • 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
  • The Waiting Game Is the Smart Game In short, the Raptors are wise to wait to see whether the NBA finds the Clippers at fault and, in doing so, terminates Leonard’s contract or suspends him.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of terminates
Verb
  • Levshunov finishes his food, his literal nature coming into play.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The question for advertisers has always been where that audience will land once cable finishes unwinding.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of finishes
Verb
  • And somewhere in that arms race, the graduate who only wanted a place to learn sends her three hundredth application into a portal that will never answer, and quietly concludes that the reaching was the mistake.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Online pre-bidding concludes with a live, in-person auction for the Sanders memorabilia on Tuesday evening.
    — Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • The architects seriously underestimated the necessary square footage for a comfortable shower stall, but for anyone hunting for an intimate, upscale hotel, the search stops here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • When employees help decide how AI fits into their workflows, adoption stops being compliance and becomes ownership.
    — Ayaskant Sarangi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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
  • If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
  • The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of halts
Verb
  • The real challenge is creating enough emotional engagement for audiences, buyers and decision-makers to continue thinking about a project after the meeting ends.
    — E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Former general manager Raegan Pebley is already gone, meaning coach Lynne Roberts is next, probably fired the day after the season ends.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of ends
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“Desists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desists. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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