desists

verb

present tense third-person singular of desist
as in ceases

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desists
  1. ceases
  2. terminates
  3. finishes
  4. concludes
  5. stops
  6. discontinues
  7. halts
  8. ends
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  • But speed ceases to be an advantage the moment everyone possesses it.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • As the word ceases to mean a ceasing of fire, new terms have been coined.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • With the Bridge program scheduled to expire at the end of 2027, a question looms regarding what will happen when the initiative terminates.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Waiting Game Is the Smart Game In short, the Raptors are wise to wait to see whether the NBA finds the Clippers at fault and, in doing so, terminates Leonard’s contract or suspends him.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of terminates
Verb
  • Howard Armitage/New Atlas The timer finishes READY for 10 seconds, clears itself and returns to its normal display.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No change in the speed limit will be made until MoDOT finishes its evaluation.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of finishes
Verb
  • The letter to the editor concludes with a hope that the next president is better.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • So, what are the new GM’s biggest tasks once the search concludes?
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • Turning off Save Media stops Google from saving media from future Search interactions to your Search Services History.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When every team has access to the same tools, producing more of anything stops being an advantage.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of stops
Verb
  • Southwest Airlines announced that more than 100 employees' jobs would be affected this summer after the airline discontinues its service at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of discontinues
Verb
  • Melting polar ice halts the North Atlantic Current, which moves warm ocean currents northeast across the Atlantic.
    — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
Definition of halts
Verb
  • The video automatically ends when the trip is complete, according to Uber.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Even the Harvard incident ends without drama when, believe it or not, the Duffys realize that Harvard is actually a comfortable, supportive environment for conservative Catholics.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
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