Cease and Terminate

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Cease

Cease verb - To come to an end.

Usage example: the rain finally ceased, and we were able to continue the baseball game

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Terminate is a synonym for cease in stop topic. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Cease", when it comes to topics like bring to an end, action, continue, halt. popular alternative

Nearby Words: ceaseless, ceased, ceasing

Terminate

Terminate verb - To come to an end.

Usage example: this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day

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Cease is a synonym for terminate in stop topic. You can use "Cease" instead a verb "Terminate", if it concerns topics such as bring to an end, action, continue, halt. popular alternative

Nearby Words: terminal, termination, terminated, terminating, terminable

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reason	cease reason	terminate reason
show	cease show	terminate show
cycle	cease cycle	terminate cycle
pursuit	cease pursuit	terminate pursuit
Other words: existence, orders, functions, attempts.

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