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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
  • Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.
    Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Senate bill is opposed by multiple smoking cessation groups, who argued that the Senate version lacked teeth to curb youth vaping.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The complaint also seeks the halt of all work on the project, pending the investigation the petition seeks.
    Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Instantly, traffic came to a halt on the busy corridor in Everett.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe — just maybe — the Jets showed enough to believe that this sort of ending won’t happen as often anymore.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • No easy fixes and no tidy endings here.
    The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Discontinuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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