ceased
Americanadjective
verb
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If IBM’s hardware and software suddenly ceased to exist?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
My preferred way to eat chicken noodle soup as a child was with so many Saltines crushed into the bowl that it ceased to resemble soup altogether.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Jamal has ceased all medication, including the fertility stack, under Jayasena's advice.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Roughly 26 percent of the trees' yearly carbon uptake happened after growth had ceased.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
She stayed by them, telling them the names of this and that Greek hero, until to their astonishment the battle ceased.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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