surceases

noun

plural of surcease
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain

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  1. cessations
  2. endings
  3. halts
  4. ends
  5. conclusions
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • It’s been a summer of endings and beginnings for Tom Colicchio.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle.
    — James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • The automatic stay halts proceedings but doesn't compel creditors to undo pre-petition filings without operative effect.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Since prolonged production halts can cause permanent damage to oil wells, shutting them down is typically a last resort.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Definition of halts
Noun
  • In terms of morning routines, Heyward and Freeman were on far ends of the spectrum.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Christiansen said even amid macroeconomic uncertainty, the company is seeing strong sales at both ends of the pricing spectrum.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ends
Noun
  • The Arctic is also a world in flux, and van den Bemd is careful not to present personal observations as scientific conclusions.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With the college football regular season rapidly approaching, many position battles are starting to reach their logical conclusions.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
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