Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desists
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The agreement includes a claw back provision that requires repayment of a portion of the incentive if QT9 ceases operating at the building within six years of occupying it.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026 -
The world never ceases to produce grist for discussion.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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In a 2014 study published in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers reported that people with SAD had 5% more SERT, a protein that terminates serotonin signals, in the winter than in the summer.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 Jan. 2026
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If the Senate terminates the filibuster procedure, debate on legislation would be limited.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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First place finishes for the Raiders included Raina Wu in the 100 free and the 200 free relay team.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Panarin finishes his Rangers career ranked ninth in franchise history in points (607), eighth in assists (402) and 14th in goals (207).—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The owners of Big Bob’s Best Pizzeria, which opened in 2011 in the Rancho Del Oro area of Oceanside, announced on Instagram last week that their business will close its doors when their 15-year lease concludes at the end of this month.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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That concludes today’s newsletter.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to the death certificate from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, obtained by Rolling Stone, O’Hara’s immediate cause of death was a pulmonary embolism (a clot that stops blood from flowing to an artery in the lung).—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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In between dancing and singing and falling backward in the hands of fellow performers, Bad Bunny stops at what looks like a bar on set to get a drink from none other than Brooklyn’s legendary owner of one of the last surviving Puerto Rican social clubs in New York City.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 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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Nissan discontinues Ariya electric SUV after 3 years.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Should any of these conditions not be met, the contract halts and notifies all relevant parties.—
Matthew Kayser,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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Flights at New York City at LaGuardia Airport and JFK faced slight delays and halts Saturday afternoon.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Both ends of the bridge have signs listing its height limit, and various other warning signs pepper the road leading up to the historic structure.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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By the end of the season, Siena ends the affair for good and moves on with another man.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Desists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desists. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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