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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 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuance
Noun
  • Indeed, in recent weeks, the administration appears to have abandoned efforts to hash out a cessation of hostilities altogether and instead pivoted to a discussion of the terms of a final settlement.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
  • Putin wanted this mini cessation of fighting as cover for his big Victory Day celebration tomorrow in Moscow, honoring the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe (nothing ruins a party like a swarm of suicide drones).
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • People magazine similarly reported the relationship has come to a halt.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
  • However, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought Broadway to a halt, Koguchi found herself in a foreign country, unable to perform.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The Cheers finale carves out happy endings for several of its cast members.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
  • My ending was harmonizing the situation of the movie, that the family is coming together at the end, and Laura is part of the family and wants to go back to the family.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • In the end, all but one Republican voted the bill out of committee—Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who skipped the vote—ending the committee’s debate that began more than 22 hours ago.
    Nik Popli, Time, 22 May 2025
  • In the end, Circuit Judge Amy Maher sentenced Howard to 30 years in prison.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 21 May 2025

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“Discontinuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuance. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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