1
as in to cease
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately
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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
we have discontinued the manufacture of that item
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3
as in to stop
to come to an end
publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year
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Recent Examples of discontinue
Microsoft Groove, which started life as Zune Music, was discontinued in 2017 after struggling to compete with rivals like Spotify, Google Play Music, and Apple’s iTunes.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 20 July 2025
North Mecklenburg bus routes discontinued The North Mecklenburg Village Rider that served routes 97, 98 and 99 and the Davidson Shuttle serving route 290 both ended this summer.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2025
The review found that although 1 in 3 people experienced withdrawal symptoms when discontinuing antidepressants, so did 1 in 6 patients stopping a placebo.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 14 July 2025
Buyers are urged to discontinue use immediately and contact the importer for a full refund.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 20 July 2025
North Mecklenburg bus routes discontinued The North Mecklenburg Village Rider that served routes 97, 98 and 99 and the Davidson Shuttle serving route 290 both ended this summer.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2025
The review found that although 1 in 3 people experienced withdrawal symptoms when discontinuing antidepressants, so did 1 in 6 patients stopping a placebo.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 14 July 2025
Buyers are urged to discontinue use immediately and contact the importer for a full refund.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinue
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Which is yet another reason for politicians to cease trying to corrupt the brilliance of freely arrived at price signals.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Historic vote guts public media nationally On May 1, Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the private nonprofit that manages the federal money for public media, to cease funding of NPR and PBS.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Elliott likewise pressed Hyundai to abandon its own restructuring effort and increase its dividend, again using financial discipline as a wedge to improve governance and transparency.—
Marc Cooper,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Minority languages were banned in schools, tribal leaders were silenced, and communities were pressured to abandon their heritage and conform to a rigid Persian identity.—
Jila Andalib,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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Shortly after Braun’s executive order, the Indiana Department of Health told local health departments to stop accepting requests to change genders on birth certificates.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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Break it up by stopping at the St. Regis Travel Center in St. Regis, Montana, for a huckleberry milkshake.—
Sal Vaglica,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Soon after announcing the tariffs, Mr. Trump halted them for 90 days, in a pause that was set to expire in early July.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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First, income convergence between Black and white Americans largely halted.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Money has also been spent on nongovernmental organization programs that hand out clean needles and crack pipes as part of progressive harm reduction policies instead of encouraging homeless drug users to quit.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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Although the overall unemployment rate is just 4.1%, few people are quitting jobs today, and employers are skittish about hiring.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 July 2025
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Last year, Kennedy ended his independent bid for president during an Arizona visit and endorsed President Donald Trump.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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The Perseid meteor shower will end Aug. 23, NASA says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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This week, Alina Habba, who was among Trump’s most notoriously combative criminal defense lawyers, is a likely casualty: Judges in New Jersey are nearly certain to nix any extension of her expiring interim term as the district’s U.S. attorney.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
21 July 2025
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Third-quarter sales may spike before federal tax credit expires (Cox Automotive) GM to make lower-cost battery cells at Tennessee plant.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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At a two-day meeting that concludes Wednesday, the Fed is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady despite President Donald Trump’s monthslong campaign aimed at browbeating Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues into cutting rates.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Metallica is slated to kick off their 2026 M72 World Tour in the late spring, which will conclude in the early summer on July 5th, 2026.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Discontinue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinue. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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