Cease and Remain

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Cease verb - To come to an end.

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Remain is an antonym for cease.

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Remain verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

Usage example: the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once

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Cease is an antonym for remain in stay topic.

Nearby Words: remainder, remaining

heart	cease heart	remain heart
place	cease place	remain place
time	cease time	remain time
way	cease way	remain way
Other words: damage, sword, ways.

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