discontinuations

noun

plural of discontinuation
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity discontinuation of treatment would almost certainly result in a reappearance of the cancer

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Recent Examples of discontinuations Where the buyer and target were developing drugs to treat the same condition, the early-stage benefits disappeared while discontinuations increased further, per the study. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The most common side effects were diarrhea and dizziness, while serious side effects and treatment discontinuations occurred at rates similar to those in the placebo group. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Treatment with apitegromab was generally well-tolerated across all age groups, and there were no drug discontinuations in the study due to adverse events. — Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuations
  1. cessations
  2. endings
  3. halts
  4. conclusions
  5. closures
  6. ends
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • The main reason the Giants have a chance to win every week, though, despite all their injuries and heart-stopping endings, is that Jameis Winston is playing well as their starting quarterback.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Dramatic — and sometimes controversial — endings were the story of a wild college football Saturday, with late-game calls deciding some outcomes and potentially having an effect on how the College Football Playoff shapes up a couple months from now.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • Seko nonetheless expects temporary gate suspensions and pilotage halts for Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen and Fuzhou from Friday night through Monday, with intermittent pilotage suspensions at Yangshan across the same window.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That was March 2020, when the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler tried to coordinate production halts over Covid-19 fears, only to be warned by their lawyers that doing so could violate antitrust rules.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of halts
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  • However, experts urged caution when drawing sweeping conclusions from subgroup survey data.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Gottschalck noted there are also relatively few strong El Niño events in the historical record to draw firm conclusions from.
    — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • Workers who lose their jobs without warning bear the brunt of factory closures, Tola said.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Over a year later, those closures have slowed, and a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues have opened or are set to debut in the Upper Westside area.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of closures
Noun
  • Naz Reid struck fire midway through the fourth, executing, in quick succession, plays on both ends of the court.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The bloody slayings unfolded about three miles apart, near the southern and northern ends of University Ave.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of ends

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“Discontinuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuations. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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