Cease and Conclude

Cease

Cease verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game

Conclude is a synonym for cease in bring to an end topic. In some cases you can use "Conclude" instead a verb "Cease", when it comes to topics like discontinue, come to an end.

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Conclude

Conclude verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the concert concluded late in the evening

Cease is a synonym for conclude in finish topic. You can use "Cease" instead a verb "Conclude", if it concerns topics such as stop, bring to an end.

Nearby Words: conclusion, conclusive, concluding

Common collocations

show cease show conclude show
time cease time conclude time
way cease way conclude way
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