cease
verb (used without object)
to stop; discontinue.
will have ceased
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future perfectof cease.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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This reflects a belief that broad military actions against Iran will have ceased and that the removal of active warfare will spark a relief rally.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
But more than half of them will have ceased production by 2030.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023
He hopes turmoil will have ceased by the time his wife gives birth to their first child in mid-April.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
But the story will never end, and so will have ceased to be a story.
From The New Yorker ● May 31, 2018
Before a certain design can be sent to Europe, manufactured, and sent back again the vogue for that particular pattern will have ceased and Americans will be wearing something else.
From The Story of Silk by Hattie Longstreet Price
