desists

present tense third-person singular of desist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for desists
Verb
  • If an airport ceases service for more than six hours, you may be reimbursed for non-refundable expenses like flights, hotels, prepaid tours, and change fees.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But her story importantly shows us today that when a certain population is being targeted by a state government, few officials parse out the particulars of one’s immigration status—and whether a person is stateless or not ultimately ceases to matter as the crackdowns escalate.
    Time, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Notably, the facilities at the summit are closed from late October through the beginning of May; during this time of year, the train terminates at Waumbek Station, which sits at 4,000 feet.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
  • There is a single two-lane road into and out of Black Rock City, which terminates at the Burning Man gate.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Venus finishes its run in Virgo in your partnership sector, highlighting what balance and reciprocity really feel like.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Click Relaunch when the update finishes.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This lease is intended to give the company the opportunity to establish a strong presence in the market, and the goal is to secure a permanent location once the residency concludes.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The career-spanning anthology includes the first-ever reissue of their 1973 debut single and concludes with a live recording the final song Lee, Lifeson and Peart played together during the 2015 R40 Tour closer at The Forum.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The breakthrough centers on a one-atom-thick filter that stops sulfur chains from clogging up the battery.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • My colleague Hannah Pinski hit the road late last week for a couple campaign stops for Massie alongside Paul, his ally in the Senate.
    Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nissan discontinues Ariya electric SUV after 3 years.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • If Washington discontinues counterterrorism support to Damascus, the Syrian government may fail to unify the country and prevent ISIS’s return.
    Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For one day only, vehicle traffic halts on the 3,031-foot-long bridge and pedestrians stream across.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The best-cooling cases often reach that mark by spinning up their fans to annoyingly noisy levels, but the MasterFrame 600 halts that trend by having the third-quietest (or fourth-noisiest) sound pressure level of our test lot.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The crucial monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was not published Friday and is among the data that will be delayed at least until the government shutdown ends.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The deal ends a legal dispute that began last year when Attorney General Dave Yost sued the school to block the potential sale of books and rare manuscripts from HUC's Klau Library.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Desists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desists. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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