desists (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of desist (from)
as in stops
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desists (from)
  1. stops
  2. ceases
  3. ends
  4. halts
  5. quits
  6. leaves off
Verb
  • Sterling that migrates from bank deposits into stablecoin reserves stops funding mortgages and business lending, and a fast-growing coin could pull deposits out of the banking system quicker than banks could adjust.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Staff would be expected to evacuate patients in the event of a major tremor, but the plan stops there, according to Bubenek.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
Definition of stops
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
  • Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Once the flyover ends, the caisson will carry Graham’s remains to First Baptist Church of Columbia, where the funeral will be held.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of ends
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
  • Dru-Ann quits her job Drama over Dru-Ann’s career is pervasive both on the page and onscreen.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
  • Operating under the assumption that Platner quits the race in the coming days, Republicans are planning a negative ad blitz to undermine Collins' next opponent immediately.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of quits
Verb
  • After curing, clip the garlic leaves off hardneck garlic varieties and store the bulbs in mesh bags, or twist softneck garlic leaves into braids for hanging.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
  • By the end of The Charmer, Lewis leaves off with a fitting end, on healing.
    — Tina Eves, SPIN, 4 May 2026
Definition of leaves off
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