Cease and Fail

Cease

Cease verb - To come to an end.

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Fail and cease are semantically related in reduction topic. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Cease", when it comes to topics like stop, discontinue.

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Synonyms for Fail

Antonyms for Fail

Cease and fail are semantically related in reduction topic. Sometimes you can use "Cease" instead a verb "Fail", if it concerns topics such as stop working.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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Common collocations

attack	cease attack	fail attack
end	cease end	fail end
moment	cease moment	fail moment
time	cease time	fail time
Other words: way, ways, attempts.

Both words in one sentence

The mad scientists fail to get it off, and the Beatles cease co-operating with them.

Source: Film / Help!
It's strongly implied that should the mononoke-slaying Medicine Peddler protagonist fail at exorcising a mononoke (or conversely, should all mononoke cease to exist), he'd disappear from this world.

Source: Workaholic
Or, more accurately, those who fail to achieve archmastery once they ascend into the Supernal cease to have ever existed.

Source: Tabletop Game / Mage: The Awakening