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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
As such, the line was discontinued in 2023 and replaced with the Perpetual 1908 collection.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Two days later, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt announced that the property owners had discontinued talks with the Department of Homeland Security.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
Delta previously discontinued the JFK–Orange County route due to airport capacity constraints, but its return signals renewed interest in premium domestic travel.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Ford's more recent small van was the Transit Connect, a small gasoline van, which started at $34,100 in 2023, the last year before it was discontinued.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Two days later, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt announced that the property owners had discontinued talks with the Department of Homeland Security.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
Delta previously discontinued the JFK–Orange County route due to airport capacity constraints, but its return signals renewed interest in premium domestic travel.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Ford's more recent small van was the Transit Connect, a small gasoline van, which started at $34,100 in 2023, the last year before it was discontinued.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinued
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As nearly every country in Europe has significantly reduced or entirely ceased Russian energy imports, Hungary — an EU and NATO member — has maintained and even increased its supply of Russian oil and gas since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine in February 2022.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Oil imports from Venezuela have ceased since Washington toppled its leader last month, cutting Cuba’s main source of energy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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As luck would have it, with late Saturday night’s matchup against the Knicks on the line, the Houston Rockets abandoned their winning formula.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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In one case, a vehicle taken from a motel and driven off in the owner’s SUV was later located abandoned near a river after drone surveillance narrowed the search area.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, freshman goalie Piper Tam stopped shot after shot, finishing with 33 saves and holding the Cougars off the board until late in the third period.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Shots stopped falling, turnovers crept in and possessions that had previously looked sharp dissolved into hurried attempts and empty trips.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Jason Brown, Fair Park First’s board chair, said that without a contract, Fair Park First has halted spending toward its next steps.—
Aria Jones,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Labor strikes halted printing a few times in the 1950s and ’60s.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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In one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of figure skating, Alysa Liu of the United States, who quit the sport after the 2022 Beijing Olympics, reclaimed her career on her own joyous terms and won the gold medal in the women’s competition on Thursday at the Milan-Cortina Games.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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For those trips where winter refuses to quit, this cozy knit set is the answer.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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The council approved both a special-use permit and a site plan, but the store was never built and those permits expired.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Rangers selected Collyer in the 12th round of the 2019 draft, gave him a $585,000 bonus to woo him away from a Clemson scholarship and re-signed him to a minor league deal this winter when his first contract expired.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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His night ended amid a storm of laughing students and obscene gestures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In eighth grade, she got dropped on her hip at a tourney in Bennett.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Pixel 10a uses Corning Gorilla Glass 7i to protect the screen, which resists breakage when dropped up to 1 meter on asphalt.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Discontinued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinued. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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