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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 Anyone seeking temporary surcease from the rigors of the present moment will find it in abundance here. Terry Teachout, WSJ, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcease
Noun
  • Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • This cessation would have come immediately after these raids were getting started in earnest.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Loyalty is hard to maintain when authenticity falters and innovation halts.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • The Tatum injury sent Boston’s dynastic rise into a screeching halt.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • This ending brought a sense of closure to Marge, who is now in heaven with Beatles member Ringo Starr.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Haliburton, by virtue of his framed quote, thinks about new endings often.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The New Zealand team Auckland City began the Club World Cup as the tournament’s fall guys, losing 10-0 against the German champions Bayern Munich, but by the end of the group stage, the semi-professional outfit earned respect by holding Boca Juniors to a draw.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • Senate lawmakers are pressing to vote on the measure by the end of the week.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 26 June 2025

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“Surcease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcease. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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