6
stopping(noun, verb, end, check, staying)
5
ceasing(verb, ceasing)
5
discontinuing(verb, ceasing)
4
abandoning(verb, ceasing)
4
terminating(verb, ceasing)
3
desist
3
halting(verb, ceasing)
3
quitting(verb, ceasing)
3
refraining(verb, ceasing)
3
relinquishing
2
cessation
2
culminating(verb, ceasing)
2
ending(noun, verb, ceasing)
2
pausing(verb, ceasing)
2
remitting(verb, ceasing)
2
renouncing
2
resigning
2
self-denial
2
staying(verb, ceasing)
2
stop
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