Ceasing vs. Cessation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ceasing and Cessation
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Ceasing
To put an end to; discontinue
The factory ceased production.
Cessation
The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end
A cessation of animal testing of cosmetics
The cessation of hostilities
Ceasing
To come to an end; stop
A process that never ceases.
Cessation
A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing
A cessation of hostilities.
Ceasing
To stop performing an activity or action; desist
"fold our wings, / And cease from wanderings" (Tennyson).
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Cessation
(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
Ceasing
Cessation; ceasing
We worked without cease to get the project finished on time.
Cessation
A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.
The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities.
The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor.
Ceasing
Present participle of cease
Cessation
A stopping;
A cessation of the thunder
Ceasing
A cessation.
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