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Recent Examples of surcease Terrible transgressions lead to worse ones, with no prospect of surcease, let alone moral regeneration. WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcease
Noun
  • Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.
    Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Senate bill is opposed by multiple smoking cessation groups, who argued that the Senate version lacked teeth to curb youth vaping.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But just as the journey was about to begin, COVID-19 forced everything to a halt.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • At Walt Disney World in Orlando free buses from the airport to its on-site hotels ground to a halt along with contactless room keys which came in the form of collectable wristbands.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The moment carried extra weight because this wasn’t just a season ending.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But this time, quarterback Conner Harrell took command, helping coach Tim Albin earn his first win as the 49ers’ head coach, rewriting an ending that felt all too familiar for 15,681 Charlotte fans in attendance.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • To this end, the Kansas City Election Board has mostly relied on existing relationships with schools, churches and libraries.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Surcease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcease. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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