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  • past tense form of cease.
  • past participle of cease.
Synonyms

ceased

American  
[seest] / sist /

adjective

  1. stopped or ended; discontinued.

    The vehicles and drivers from the ceased bus routes will be used to help provide rail replacement bus services.


verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of cease.

Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of ceased

cease + -ed 2


Example Sentences

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It meant that the internal measure of time ceased advancing when the relevant changes in the system disappeared.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The lawyer proposed a repayment plan, saying MCA funders might collect only a third of what was owed if Triways ceased operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

However, Newton’s property management company claimed in court documents that Jackson ceased paying rent on the dwelling and owed 11 months in back rent by the time the case was heard in court.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Now, it has ceased operations to make way for development.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

After what seemed like weeks, I went back to school, by which time the elections had been won, the breakfasts ceased, and my classmates had found someone else to tease.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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