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Recent Examples of discontinuance The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025 Their demands were modest, ranging from higher pay and insurance to the discontinuance of company stores. Jack Werner / Made By History, TIME, 18 June 2024 The contract also includes a $1.35 million penalty if either party cancels for any reason other than an act of God, such as a pandemic or natural disaster, the discontinuance of the NCAA in its current form, or either team is forced to adjust its schedule because of conference realignment. Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2024 Faculty role limited in layoff process UWM has not yet issued a program discontinuance proposal to begin the process but anticipates doing so over the next few weeks, Duria said. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024 The plaintiff’s attorney Doug Wigdor filed a notice of discontinuance with prejudice on Feb. 15, permanently dropping the suit. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024 Because of an editing error, an article on Friday about the discontinuance of Fruit Stripe gum misstated when gum was introduced. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024 But the matter has since been formally settled, with both sides filing notices of discontinuance, Sohail on Dec. 8 and the ex-landlord on Jan. 10. Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuance
Noun
  • Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.
    Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Three and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, there are few immediate signs of a cessation to the ongoing hostilities.
    Kerry Whigham, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday that there was no ceasefire in place in Gaza, only a temporary halt in certain bombings, according to Reuters.
    Richard Hall, Time, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But watch for combat to come to a halt until these hostages are released.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Safdie only made slight changes to the ending, like adding a conversation Kerr has with a doctor after the loss.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Since the end of the second quarter, the Club has sent out dozens of trade alerts.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Both parties increasingly weaponize selective statistics, exaggerated claims, or misleading framings to advance their own political ends.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Discontinuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuance. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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