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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desists
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This essentially means that, for under-16s, Snapchat ceases to function as a social media app and becomes something closer to a sophisticated messaging platform just for friends and family.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
In the company of Charlie and Catherine, Leonora ceases to feel like herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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That post-mortem right, though, terminates no longer than 70 years after an individual’s passing.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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That appears to be behaving a bit like an oceanic hot spot, leaving a trail of massive eruptions across the Snake River Plain that terminates at the immense calderas beneath present-day Yellowstone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sweden finishes group play Thursday night against Japan at Dallas Stadium, and Netherlands meets Tunisia that night in Kansas City.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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Koville Natural Decorative Marble Tray And because interior design will never entirely forego marble, Stephan also recommends leaving some of it behind to mix-and-match with other textures, styles, and finishes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
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The chapter concludes with the Ipnotica rings and earrings, whose rounded, asymmetrical forms are set with white and brown diamonds to create a sculptural bas-relief effect.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The celebration concludes with the city’s annual fireworks show at the Placer County Fairgrounds.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Burke won the Stanley Cup as Anaheim’s general manager in 2007, one of several front-office stops for him, along with time spent as the NHL’s director of hockey operations.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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The nose stops registering any single note and the room just smells busy.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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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
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The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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The findings indicate that bird-watching and similar hobbies may support overall brain health, though researchers stop short of saying the activity definitively halts cognitive decline.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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The findings do not definitively prove that birding halts cognitive decline, but the evidence is promising.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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The robot handles laundry, and the clip ends before the messier second attempt.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Dallas Wings fans will be able to watch Azzi Fudd play basketball even after this WNBA season ends.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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“Desists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desists. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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