unceasing
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Origin of unceasing
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English uncesynge; see un- 1, cease, -ing 2
Explanation
When something is unceasing, it never stops — it's endless. The unceasing sound of your neighbor's dog barking makes it especially hard to get your homework done. To cease is to stop, so anything that's unceasing doesn't end, or at least it feels like it will never end. Time is unceasing, as is your love for your pet guinea pig. It's even more common to use this word in a figurative way: "Her unceasing efforts finally convinced her parents to buy a new TV." Your own unceasing effort in learning new vocabulary words is guaranteed to bring you success!
Vocabulary lists containing unceasing
Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 4
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Example Sentences
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And it isn’t just SpaceX, but also Anthropic and OpenAI and the unceasing chatter and licking of chops over the mind-bending explosion of intergenerational wealth anticipated by their pending IPOs, that gives me pause.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
In Kansas, unceasing rains turned the earth to a “gelatinous goop.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In “Love Story,” the real villain is the public’s unceasing demand for access to the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, whether they want to grant it or not.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
But unceasing artificial-intelligence momentum might just reignite enthusiasm for the company as it reports third-quarter earnings on Monday.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 2025
So it went on, almost as unceasing as the waterfall, only interrupted by a faint noise of slavering and gurgling.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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