discontinue
verb (used with object)
have discontinued
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present perfectof discontinue.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"You've got spare garments because companies change their logos or they have discontinued items, sometimes a needle breaks in the machine and the logo is ruined and you can't sell it," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Since March 2022, six states have discontinued the agreement to conduct the survey: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa and South Carolina.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
He began taking Social Security payments and the pension he accrued earlier in his career — most teams have discontinued pension plans during the last decade — and says he is “actually OK” financially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
“During this interim period, we have discontinued the utilisation of the award and will promptly return it upon the board’s determination.”
From Reuters ● May 26, 2023
Either perplexed with abstruse science, or dissatisfied with assertion equally unfounded and unsupported, thousands have discontinued the research, and committed themselves to fatal experience.
From A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves by Hugh Smith
