ceased
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adjective
stopped or ended; discontinued: The vehicles and drivers from the ceased bus routes will be used to help provide rail replacement bus services.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of cease.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ceased
un·ceased, adjectiveWords nearby ceased
ceanothus, Ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, ceased, cease-fire, ceaseless, Ceauşescu, Cebú, CEC
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