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Recent Examples of desist
After, the tech giant sent a cease-and-desist, which was allegedly ignored.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Other artists – some who have sent cease-and-desist letters or threatened suits - include Aerosmith, Beyoncé, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses, Elton John, Linkin Park, Panic!
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Forbes sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity in June, accusing it of infringing copyright.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Usually, cease-and-desist letters were sufficient.
—Bernard Leca, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Other artists – some who have sent cease-and-desist letters or threatened suits - include Aerosmith, Beyoncé, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses, Elton John, Linkin Park, Panic!
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Forbes sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity in June, accusing it of infringing copyright.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Usually, cease-and-desist letters were sufficient.
—Bernard Leca, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desist
Verb
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Without any of the three, money once again ceases to circulate.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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After that, production would temporarily cease with operations idling until October 2025 in order to complete retooling work to prepare the facility for production of the 2026 model year.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Carlson asked the state’s environmental agency about the protocol for discontinuing treatment and was told to keep the state posted.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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GoPro made a good effort with its Karma, but didn't attempt a follow-up to work the bugs out, and the Sony AirPeak S1 also proved to be a one-and-done release; it's now discontinued.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defense for Texas has held up its end of the bargain, stopping the run well, allowing one of the lowest rushing yard totals per game in the country.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Central finally stopped the bleeding late in the half on a TD pass from Smith to Jeremiah Mateo Mora.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The House spending bill would use that power as a cudgel, halting congressional approval of FASB’s budget (see page 108) until the accounting agency repeals its new disclosure rules.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy also has halted nearly $500 million in mRNA projects.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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After recording the second out of the inning, the right-hander was unable to finish the frame.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Both judges advised Elaine to finish her movements completely.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kirk's assassination has sparked a slew of free speech debates, leading some employers to terminate workers over their comments, as well as Representative Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, pushing to censure Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on the matter.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the filing, Clark said the nurse failed to provide proper medical care to other patients at the Missouri hospital, adding that another hospital in Phoenix had also terminated her due to patient safety concerns.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Michigan Court of Appeals concluded that the MPSC appropriately examined the location of the Line 5 replacement segment within the Great Lakes Tunnel, consistent with Michigan law.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This week, a UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Desist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desist. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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