Cease and Stall

Cease

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

Stall and cease are semantically related in continue topic. In some cases you can use "Stall" instead a verb "Cease".

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Stall

Stall verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.

Cease and stall are semantically related in continue topic. Sometimes you can use "Cease" instead a verb "Stall".

Common collocations

end cease end stall end
time cease time stall time
investigation cease investigation stall investigation
invasion cease invasion stall invasion
Other words: mother, enemy, operations, armies.
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