as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
hoping the new medicine would bring surcease to his pain
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Recent Examples of surcease
Terrible transgressions lead to worse ones, with no prospect of surcease, let alone moral regeneration.
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WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
Anyone seeking temporary surcease from the rigors of the present moment will find it in abundance here.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 20 July 2017
WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
Anyone seeking temporary surcease from the rigors of the present moment will find it in abundance here.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcease
Noun
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Cuts to smoking prevention and cessation programs, for example, don’t square with the aim of decreasing rates of chronic disease.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Any deal that eases sanctions or normalizes Russia's global standing should come with an end to weapons transfers to Iran and Syria and a cessation of military cooperation that enhances Iran's nuclear and missile programs.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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But Putin had other ideas, tying a halt in hostilities to the West readmitting certain Russian banks into the West’s financial network.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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More than 1,000 clinical trials have come to a halt across the country and world, ranging from cardiovascular disease treatment to HIV prevention, to childhood and adult cancer treatment.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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As previously reported, the actor is set to reprise his role on the offshoot, and this bit of info from Harvey, tying Hardman to Ted’s Big Bad, certainly helps piece together the why and how, as does, possibly, the episode’s ending.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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Drake was also accused of refusing to identify a person who rewrote the ending of the film, and who was not a guild member.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
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While the million-token context window is impressive, OpenAI’s data suggests that model accuracy can decrease when processing information at the extreme end of that scale, indicating a need for testing and validation for specific long-context use cases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Surcease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcease. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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