desist (from)

verb

di-ˈsist How to pronounce desist (from) (audio)
Definition of desist (from)next
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desist (from)
  1. stop
  2. cease
  3. end
  4. halt
  5. quit
  6. lay off
  7. cut off
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  • An elevator stops on all four floors, and as designed, there will be three and potentially four bedrooms and a total of four bathrooms, plus a powder room just inside the front door.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The threat of a new trade war with the U.S. after the reelection of Donald Trump means exports will probably stop being a major growth driver after contributing to nearly a quarter of economic expansion this year.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of stop
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  • Here are some other services that will cease until a shutdown would end: Duties carried out by the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) to review an invetigate reports of misconduct or poor performance.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • If no bill is passed, any government operations deemed nonessential will cease and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will see their work disrupted.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cease
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  • So, out of the 24, how did those teams end their seasons?
    Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Core inflation is expected to end next year at 3.1%, also virtually flat, Barclays predicts.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of end
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  • The figure falls short of filming in the region when the industry was halted by strikes from actors and writers.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Corcoran's attorneys then asked the U.S. Supreme Court issue an emergency order halting his execution, but the high court denied their request for a stay late Tuesday, ending Corcoran's options with the courts.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of halt
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  • Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after Trudeau offered her a lesser position.
    David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • After 10 years as a Ram and in the NFL, Donald called his career quits this past offseason.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of quit
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  • On May 24th, the company made the difficult decision to lay off 86 employees.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Last February, as part of that austerity drive, the company laid off about 3% of its workforce.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lay off
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  • Mangione had cut off contact with family and friends for six months prior to the killing, and his mother filed a missing person report with the San Francisco Police Department in November.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The deal permitted it to keep doing business with Medicare, despite a law mandating that criminal pharma firms be cut off.
    Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut off
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