discontinue
verb (used with object)
had discontinued
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past perfectof discontinue.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Others remained but Mondelez said it had discontinued new investment in its Russian business and suspended spending on advertising.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Bianco later said he had discontinued his membership because, like many other law enforcement officers, he felt the organization “did not offer me anything.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
Per a CNN report, if Panera had discontinued its Charged Lemonade in the wake of the lawsuits, then consumers would think the company was in fact guilty and admitting that the drinks were at fault.
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
This effect persisted even after Manohar had discontinued the division inhibitors.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023
Hearing the doctor's sounds of departure, she had discontinued a fiction of repose—not admitted as fiction, however—to come down and see what on earth Granny and he had been talking their tongues off for.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
