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To stop or desist from doing something

To come to an end or close

To stop operating

To briefly stop or interrupt an action

To become less intense or severe

To die or cease living

To stop the operations of, typically due to financial difficulty

To put an end to

The ending of an activity

A point or place at which it is convenient to stop during a journey or activity

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Verb

To stop or desist from doing something

bring to an end

bring to a halt

bring to a stop

quit cold turkey

come to a close

axe^UK

ax^US

pull the plug on

bring to a close

give a wide berth to

call it quits on

bring to a standstill

knock something on the head

put the kibosh on

have nothing to do with

resist the temptation to

restrain oneself from

stop oneself from

give something up

give it a break

stand down from

get on the wagon

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

restrain yourself

avoid doing something

take the pledge

go on the wagon

blow the whistle on

turn your back on

step aside from

prevent oneself from

cease to indulge in

keep from happening

make impossible

make it impossible for

make impracticable

make it impracticable for

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“A small number of firms have been asked to cease trading.”

Verb

To come to an end or close

draw to a close

come to a standstill

bring to an end

bring to a close

bring to a conclusion

become obsolete

come to a close

stop in your tracks

axe^UK

ax^US

pull the plug on

come to the end

cease to be known

be through with

pass into oblivion

disappear from the face of the earth

bring to an untimely end

reach a standstill

be no longer valid

put the finishing touches to

put a period to

bring down curtain

come to a conclusion

bring to fruition

go out the window

set the seal on

go down the toilet

tie up loose ends

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“The firing and noise would cease, but only for a moment.”

Verb

To stop operating

cease to function

develop a fault

be on the blink

give up the ghost

go on the blink

grind to a halt

stop functioning

go out of control

not work properly

collapse inward

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Verb

To briefly stop or interrupt an action

take a breather

have a breather

catch one's breath

come to standstill

stop what you're doing

come to a standstill

adopt Fabian tactics

put your feet up

suspend proceedings

come up for air

hold your horses

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Verb

To become less intense or severe

sink into oblivion

disappear slowly

take the edge off

take a nosedive

take the sting out

come to nothing

take the bite out

go through the floor

become less intense

die away or out

die away or down

put a damper on

lose its effectiveness

lose its effect

dip below the horizon

go into a tailspin

decrease in value

be precipitated

decline in price

become confused

become indistinct

be on the way out

draw to a close

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Verb

To die or cease living

kick the bucket

depart this life

give up the ghost

cross the great divide

go the way of all flesh

shuffle off this mortal coil

breathe one's last

bite the big one

go the way of the dinosaurs

take your last breath

cash in one's chips

go the way of the flesh

meet your maker

go to the great beyond

go to one's last resting place

turn up one's toes

meet one's death

relinquish life

push up the daisies

go to meet one's maker

draw one's last breath

be six feet under

hand in one's dinner pail

kick in [slang]

meet one's Maker

die unexpectedly

push up daisies

suck the kumara

go way of all flesh

lay down one's life

fall unconscious

lose consciousness

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Verb

To stop the operations of, typically due to financial difficulty

become insolvent

cease production

go into liquidation

go into receivership

cease operating

go out of business

drop the curtain

go into Chapter 11

put up the shutters

go into chapter 11

lose one's shirt

be unsuccessful

be in the hands of the receivers

grind to a halt

be taken to the cleaners

close one's doors

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Verb

To put an end to

bring to an end

put the kibosh on

Noun

The ending of an activity

discontinuation

immobilisation^UK

immobilization^US

Mexican standoff

cancellation^UK

breathing space

screeching halt

end of the line

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“I have worked without cease these past thirty years, to the detriment of my own health.”

Noun

A point or place at which it is convenient to stop during a journey or activity

end of the line

discontinuation

finalization^US

finalisation^UK

end of the road

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