DESISTS (FROM) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

desists (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of desist (from)

as in stops

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end ordered to desist from using the copyrighted music without permission

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The Miami Dolphins aren’t going to beat an opponent this season until South Florida’s NFL franchise stops beating itself.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
What’s even more interesting is that the pattern persists above the temperature where uranium ditelluride stops being superconducting.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

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Amazon Prime Day ends tonight, which means whatever has been sitting in your cart since Tuesday is only on sale for a few more hours.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
Ahead, the handbags that caught our eye, and are worth catching on sale before October Prime Day ends tonight.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ends

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This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement.

— Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of halts

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In the meantime, the owner receives a text and email confirming that the package has arrived and evaluation is underway, with updates picking up where shipment tracking leaves off.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
If the extent of your lawn care consists of blowing leaves off a patio every now and then, a DeWalt leaf blower (or even a simple broom) will do the trick.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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