Cease and Target

Cease

Cease noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

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Target and cease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Cease".

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

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Cease and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cease" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

person	cease person	target person
place	cease place	target place
moment	cease moment	target moment
way	cease way	target way
Other words: spell, damage, weapons.

While in slow-mow (either normally or as a "shootdodge") the screen will flash, quickly but noticably, everytime you've killed an enemy, so you know to move onto the next target or cease firing.

Source: Video Game / Max Payne
Once they lock on to a target, they will never cease pursuit until it is destroyed.

Source: Super-Persistent Predator
However she's also confidently stated that she can 'reject' any and EVERY event on a target, until they simply cease to exist.

Source: Inverse Law of Utility and Lethality

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