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Meanings of ceased in English

Catalan
dissolució
Spanish
disolución

Process where something ceases.

      dissolució
      Usage of ceased in English
      1
      Modern scholars believe that after that point Language Prime ceased to exist.
      Spellwright
      2
      The Devourer's interception action did not continue for long and soon ceased.
      Devourer
      3
      Unfortunately, it ceased trading this week and the staff lost their jobs.
      The Irish Times
      4
      The anchor plunged into the water of the harbour; the shrieking ceased.
      The Devil Doctor
      5
      Can we get along? The violence ceased, but the debate did not.
      Ebony
      6
      He ceased; and his words hung in the silence of the room.
      Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
      7
      Then he remembered that years ago the water had ceased to run.
      Earth Abides
      8
      It ceased trading two weeks ago with the loss of 40 jobs.
      The Irish Times
      9
      Rador gripped the base of the globe; abruptly it ceased its spinning.
      The Moon Pool
      10
      The anchor plunged into the water of the harbor; the shrieking ceased.
      The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
      11
      In fact, these services ceased at the beginning of the present decade.
      The Irish Times
      12
      The hot-eyed ranting had ceased, however, and that was a good sign.
      Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
      13
      As though, for a long moment, the war had ceased to exist.
      A Time of Gifts
      14
      That company has ceased trading after more than 100 years in business.
      The Irish Times
      15
      Management at Target Express confirmed tonight that the company had ceased trading.
      The Irish Times
      16
      There was intense excitement in the room; all the noisy babel ceased.
      A Sweet Girl Graduate
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