All 7 Uses

cease
in
The Kill Order
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He grew still again and the mask powered down, all sound and movement ceasing.†
p. 3.5 *

ceasing = stopping or discontinuing
And then they ceased, abruptly.†
p. 85.9

ceased = stopped or discontinued
A quick, earsplitting boom that shook the ground, which continued to tremble even after the noise ceased, vibrating so much that the bushes around them danced.†
p. 151.7
The sounds of the people chasing them had ceased.†
p. 191.7
The door touched down and the noises ceased.†
p. 245.3
She'd ceased her screaming and Mark wondered if she was still conscious.†
p. 263.5
The man had ceased his juddering movements.†
p. 317.8

Definitions:

(1) (cease)
to stop or discontinue
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Note that the expression, cease fire means to stop doing battle such as firing funs at each other. Similarly, the noun, cease-fire, is a state of having stopped doing battle.