discontinue
verb
dis·con·tin·ue
ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yü 
discontinued; discontinuing; discontinues
1
: to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take
2
: to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance
: to come to an end
Examples of discontinue in a Sentence
He discontinued his visits to the psychiatrist.
She chose to discontinue her studies.
The company has announced that the current model will be discontinued next year.
They are planning to discontinue bus service between the two towns.
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Apple took a similar stab at this idea in the early days of the iPhone with Game Center, which still exists as a service in the background on modern Apple devices but was discontinued as a standalone app quite a few years ago.
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Places like Burger King and Taco Bell did venture into chicken wraps at one point, but eventually discontinued them from the menu.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Finally, the iPod touch 7, the last iPod Apple released, first came out in 2019 and was discontinued in 2022.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Snack Wrap originally debuted on McDonald's menus in the U.S. in 2006 before being discontinued in 2016.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 3 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Places like Burger King and Taco Bell did venture into chicken wraps at one point, but eventually discontinued them from the menu.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Finally, the iPod touch 7, the last iPod Apple released, first came out in 2019 and was discontinued in 2022.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Snack Wrap originally debuted on McDonald's menus in the U.S. in 2006 before being discontinued in 2016.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for discontinue
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“Discontinue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discontinue. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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discontinue
verb
dis·con·tin·ue
ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-yü
1
: to cease to operate, use, produce, or take
will discontinue that product
2
: to bring or come to an end : stop
discontinued broadcast of my favorite show
discontinuance
noun
-ˈtin-yə-wən(t)s
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