discontinue
verb
dis·con·tin·ue
ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yü 
discontinued; discontinuing; discontinues
1
: to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take
2
: to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance
: to come to an end
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Examples of discontinue in a Sentence
He discontinued his visits to the psychiatrist.
She chose to discontinue her studies.
The company has announced that the current model will be discontinued next year.
They are planning to discontinue bus service between the two towns.
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Lifeguard services at Carver County beach facilities have been discontinued for 2024, according to a measure approved at the Carver County Board of Commissioners’ Feb. 6 meeting.
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Chuck Rupnow, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Around 65% of patients without diabetes discontinued GLP-1s in less than one year, according to a study published Friday in JAMA Network Open, a medical journal.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Between 2011 and 2021, 267 rural hospitals discontinued obstetric services, representing 25% of the United States’ rural obstetrics units.
—Cody Mullen, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
The move by the Department of Homeland Security revived a first Trump administration policy that the Biden administration had discontinued.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Chuck Rupnow, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Around 65% of patients without diabetes discontinued GLP-1s in less than one year, according to a study published Friday in JAMA Network Open, a medical journal.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Between 2011 and 2021, 267 rural hospitals discontinued obstetric services, representing 25% of the United States’ rural obstetrics units.
—Cody Mullen, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
The move by the Department of Homeland Security revived a first Trump administration policy that the Biden administration had discontinued.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for discontinue
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discontinue
verb
dis·con·tin·ue
ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-yü
1
: to cease to operate, use, produce, or take
will discontinue that product
2
: to bring or come to an end : stop
discontinued broadcast of my favorite show
discontinuance
noun
-ˈtin-yə-wən(t)s
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