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Definition
to stop or discontinue
- Sure enough, within a few moments the ringing had ceased and the pencil woman had led Kate into the sitting room to join him.p. 60.7
- The child's voice never faltered, never ceased, but delivered the curious phrases in an eerie, chant-like progression.p. 98.8
- Abruptly, the laughter ceased.p. 112.3
There are no more uses of "cease" in The Mysterious Benedict Society.
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