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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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
Other EVs that made the KBB list include the 2026 Ford F-150 Lightning for best electric truck (which is now discontinued until an extended range EV version arrives) and 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 for best EV.
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Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, don’t forget Toyota discontinued sales of the C-HR in the US in 2022.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
The original Bilt Mastercard (soon to be discontinued) was issued by Wells Fargo.
—Raina He, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The latter, a satirical comedy starring rapper Vince Staples, will be discontinued after two seasons.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
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Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, don’t forget Toyota discontinued sales of the C-HR in the US in 2022.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
The original Bilt Mastercard (soon to be discontinued) was issued by Wells Fargo.
—Raina He, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The latter, a satirical comedy starring rapper Vince Staples, will be discontinued after two seasons.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinued
Verb
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Then all movement ceased and he was pronounced dead 22 minutes later.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit effectively shut down GARM, which ceased operations citing limited resources to fight the legal battle.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the history of gold panning, workers had never been abandoned in remote or forgotten areas of the jungle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The buildings were abandoned as the public school system grew more welcoming of Black students, and many of the sites have been lost, historians say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Braddy stopped the car, got Quantisha back inside, and put Shandelle in the trunk, before driving for 30 to 45 minutes.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The last time a male contraceptive drug got that far was in 2011, when a trial of hormonal injections had to be halted over safety concerns.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yad Vashem reported that the murder of Vilna’s Jews halted temporarily in 1941.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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The approach can reduce the risk of injury, exhaustion and people quitting altogether, Stanford said.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yet O'Hara, who in 1981 quit Saturday Night Live after one week, has earned a reputation as a performer who doesn't want to work.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The drop comes after enhanced federal subsidies expired, leaving many Americans struggling with soaring monthly payments.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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With Miami-Dade’s current inspector general, Felix Jimenez, still awaiting a reappointment vote more than a year after his contract expired, the commissioner behind that delay wants to broaden the hiring criteria for Jimenez’s position.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Al-Maliki ended his second term in 2014 after the Obama administration’s growing frustration with his security blind spots that saw the rise of the Islamic State in the same year across a large swathe of Iraqi and Syrian territory.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's loss dropped the Red Wolves into a 10th-place tie with Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt standings.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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On December 11th, Binance dropped its fees for certain crypto trades if they were conducted in USD1.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Discontinued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinued. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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