Used in a Sentence

ceasing

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ceasing.

Editorial note

California produces so much of the world's supply that ceasing production here would be hugely disruptive.

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Quick take

A cessation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ceasing gathered in one view.

noun

A cessation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ceasing.

noun

A cessation.

Example sentences

1

California produces so much of the world's supply that ceasing production here would be hugely disruptive.

2

As an adult, you are free to revoke your consent by leaving the country and ceasing to enjoy the benefits its government provides.

3

It's just the milepost the labor movement happened to get to before, for other reasons, ceasing to exist as a force of note.

4

A month after ceasing to work on it, you'll think it's ugly too.

5

This is still different than ceasing breaking changes in the sense of SemVer.

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This is why I applaud browser vendors who are ceasing to use prefixes, and instead hiding experimental features behind flags.

7

After ceasing typical consumption brain goes back to normal in 1-2 weeks.

8

When the red button is pushed, it is not exactly clear what the robots should default to, if ceasing all activity could cause injury or death.

9

I can't tell you why the thought of ceasing to exist would be frightening.

10

Right - it's that ceasing to be, as before I was, that scares me.

11

Countries ceasing to exist is actually an interesting topic.

12

I am genuinely curious because I have witnessed people quitting by suddenly ceasing all communication before and I completely fail to understand it.

Quote examples

1

We could start by ceasing to teach students to technically avoid "plagiarism!" accusations with the simple-minded application of a thesaurus.

2

It's not the ceasing of the existence of "you"- that happens every moment.

3

"We’re ceasing to give any more fucks about your incompetently-run “Uber for cats” app or whatever the fuck your company does." > You rule.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ceasing in a sentence?

California produces so much of the world's supply that ceasing production here would be hugely disruptive.

What does ceasing mean?

A cessation.

What part of speech is ceasing?

ceasing is commonly used as noun.