as in cessations
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 discontinuations
Treatment with apitegromab was generally well-tolerated across all age groups, and there were no drug discontinuations in the study due to adverse events.
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Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 19 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
Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 19 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuations
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Things run long in part because the script has too many endings.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Accepting natural endings gives you space to build long-term peace.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
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Automotive industry analysts are forecasting that another microchip shortage could hit in the coming months, which could increase risks for production halts as costs skyrocket.—
Breana Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Nerves of an energy crisis intensified over the weekend as oil producers in the Gulf announced further halts to production, with Bahrain’s national oil company declaring force majeure.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Motive is under investigation Authorities have stopped short of drawing firm conclusions about why the synagogue was targeted.—
Nouran Salahieh,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Williams disagrees with the DOE's conclusions.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Shortages quickly followed, resulting in school closures, rationing in supermarkets and postponements of operations and postal deliveries.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Illinois Department of Transportation will soon be starting a multi-year reconstruction project along East State Street, and the city is warning drivers to expect substantial traffic lane closures over the course of the work.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Also like its forerunner, HBO’s latest ends each episode at a moment of peak tension.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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After that, the composer turned his attention to a big band pet project, making ends meet with leftover work scoring German TV shows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Discontinuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuations. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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