201 entries under cease topic. ×

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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, close)
14
refrain(verb, hold, break, close, give)
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stall(verb, hold, calm, break, close)
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stopping(noun, end, inaction, cessation)
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freeze(noun, verb, hold, break, close)
13
relinquish(verb, action, drop, close, end)
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cut out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, break)
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stem(verb, close, end, complete, restrain)
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balk(noun, verb, close, end, ruin)
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deter(verb, close, end, check, separate)
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renounce(verb, drop, give, end, cut)
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shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, calm)
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cut-off(noun, act, close, end, continue)
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cutoff(noun, calm, break, close, quiet)
9
forbear(verb, drop, give, reduce, release)
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kill(verb, hold, break, close, end)
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wind up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, break)
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avoid(verb, restrain, withdraw, halt, prevent)
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ceasing(noun, break, close, end)
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cut short(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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