1
as in ceases
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 abandons
to stop doing (something) permanently
we have discontinued the manufacture of that item
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as in stops
to come to an end
publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year
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Recent Examples of discontinues
The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Nissan discontinues Ariya electric SUV after 3 years.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
If Washington discontinues counterterrorism support to Damascus, the Syrian government may fail to unify the country and prevent ISIS’s return.
—Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Nissan discontinues Ariya electric SUV after 3 years.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
If Washington discontinues counterterrorism support to Damascus, the Syrian government may fail to unify the country and prevent ISIS’s return.
—Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinues
Verb
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According to Havel, this usefulness is so successful, so total, that the story, the history, ceases to exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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If an airport ceases service for more than six hours, you may be reimbursed for non-refundable expenses like flights, hotels, prepaid tours, and change fees.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Miami had a relatively balanced offense in the first two years, but the offense has lost its big-play bite, and consistently abandons the run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Some of them are barely recipes at all; sometimes Nosrat abandons the form entirely.—
Dan Kois,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s also why the artist chose not to include any United States stops on his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour over concerns about potential ICE raids at his concerts.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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After getting blown up by a double-team block on a passing play, Ray bounced back and made a pair of run stops around the line of scrimmage over the span of just four plays.—
Mike Kaye
October 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For one day only, vehicle traffic halts on the 3,031-foot-long bridge and pedestrians stream across.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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The best-cooling cases often reach that mark by spinning up their fans to annoyingly noisy levels, but the MasterFrame 600 halts that trend by having the third-quietest (or fourth-noisiest) sound pressure level of our test lot.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Only this time around, a new project is driving much of the drama, and several council members are calling it quits.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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However, after dating for a year and a half, Cline and Stokes decided to call it quits, though their professional relationship remained air tight.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chernow’s Hamilton ends there; widowed Eliza gets a scant nine pages.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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The fight for justice never ends as Benson and her squad provide a tireless voice for the voiceless.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The seabed drops abruptly to a plateau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another demo, intended to show robots loading laundry into a washer-dryer, meets a similar hitch twice in a row, when a Figure 02 drops a piece of laundry on the floor and is unable to pick it up.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The monetary policy comments came shortly after a CNBC report that Waller is one of five finalists to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell when his term expires in May 2026.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Berman, whose initial four-year deal expires after this season, was asked last month about the status of her contract negotiations.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Discontinues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinues. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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