Meaning & use
ceasing
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stopping or coming to an end
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The rain showed no signs of ceasing anytime soon.
After ceasing operations for a year, the factory reopened under new management.
A note on using this word
The gerund/present participle of 'cease'; often appears in the phrase 'without ceasing,' meaning continuously.
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