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Word With Desist Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CEASE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CEASE

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199%5Exact Match!
229%5Desist a strategy
329%7 To cease or desist

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CEASE" which means:

    noun
  • • (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
  • verb
  • • Put an end to a state or an activity
  • • Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Please cease talking in the library."
  • • "The rain is expected to cease by this evening."

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New York Times02 Nov 1990 Down 46
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