as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
discontinuation of treatment would almost certainly result in a reappearance of the cancer
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Recent Examples of discontinuation
Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Still, challenges remain, which include relatively high discontinuation rates that appear to be the result of adverse side effects, as well as questions pertaining to pricing and insurance coverage once the product is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The rate of side effects and treatment discontinuations in the study, called ATTAIN-2, appeared to be generally consistent with two recent phase three trials on Eli Lilly’s drug.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
This comes after the discontinuation of the Appstore on Windows last year.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Still, challenges remain, which include relatively high discontinuation rates that appear to be the result of adverse side effects, as well as questions pertaining to pricing and insurance coverage once the product is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The rate of side effects and treatment discontinuations in the study, called ATTAIN-2, appeared to be generally consistent with two recent phase three trials on Eli Lilly’s drug.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
This comes after the discontinuation of the Appstore on Windows last year.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuation
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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No easy fixes and no tidy endings here.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Instantly, traffic came to a halt on the busy corridor in Everett.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those looking to get their steps in might ping pong between the Lake Stage, near Polk Bros Park at the Pier’s entrance point, and the East Stage, at the very end, practically in the lake.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the end of every successful criminal prosecution, one question hangs over the heads of offenders, victims and attorneys.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then, in the second half, a one-hour, two-minute lightning delay put a halt in the action, pushing the game’s conclusion past midnight on the East Coast.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Discontinuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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