1
as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately
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2
as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently
we have discontinued the manufacture of that item
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as in stopped
to come to an end
publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year
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Recent Examples of discontinued
The flaw has been known to affect TP-Link TL-WR841N routers, a product that’s been around for nearly two decades and is still on the market as version v14; the v1 version was discontinued.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
He was placed on detox monitoring, which was later discontinued after his condition appeared stable.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The investigation has since been discontinued.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Pudding Pops were discontinued in 2004 due to declining sales, but Jell-O has a recipe on its website for making your own at home.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
He was placed on detox monitoring, which was later discontinued after his condition appeared stable.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The investigation has since been discontinued.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Pudding Pops were discontinued in 2004 due to declining sales, but Jell-O has a recipe on its website for making your own at home.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinued
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The payments ceased when the judge in the Skaggs family’s civil case made a pre-trial ruling that both sides must accept Kay’s conviction and the facts established in his criminal proceedings.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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In 1903, a vicious winter storm reduced most of the piers to splinters, and by 1906 offshore oil production at Summerland had all but ceased.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But later that month, after several employees talked about quitting, the plan was abandoned.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Israel, which fringes on both the Left and the Right have increasingly abandoned, Gallego questioned those who want to defund defensive support to the Middle Eastern nation.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2026
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The bands stopped precisely at the midline of her body, and the pigmentation of her right side was entirely normal.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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My parents took me on my first flight at three months old and never stopped, raising me in a world that stretched far beyond home.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Hulu announced that filming on the latest season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives would be halted amid reports of the altercation and a police investigation in Draper, Utah.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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The appellate court halted the order on an appeal.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the Greeley plant, union officials said the company tried to intimidate workers to quit the union in one-on-one meetings, union general counsel Matt Shechter said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Still, cuts to the airport security agency would come at a critical time for air travel with rising concerns about air safety after more than 500 TSA officers quit in recent weeks and amid a longstanding shortage of air traffic controllers.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Strikes are only legal if a bargaining agreement has expired or terminated, and CTU is currently mid-contract with a no-strike clause in place, King wrote.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Predators slathered on a fifth goal just after their power play expired, Ryan Ufko’s stretch pass sprung Tyson Jost.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Jags ended the season with a 34-6 record and as District 8-5A champions.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The ordinance was proposed by Legislative Vice Chair Sean Smith, who recently ended his bid for Congress.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Galaxy dropped a second consecutive home game and fell to just 1-2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park so far this season, following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United in front of 22,147.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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This protocol set timelines for how long criminal defendants could be held without legal representation, and allowed cases to be dropped if a defendant went too long without legal representation, which they are constitutionally entitled to.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Discontinued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinued. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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