Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Cease"

A: “Cease to exist” means “doesn’t exist”.

A: Cease = stop, come to an end.

The once loving person I knew ceased to be anymore, and that made me unbelievably sad. Time ceases for no one. The violence had ceased and everyone could return to a normal life.

A: To cease means to stop.

A: It means they stopped

A: Please cease to contact me through this (phone) number.

His art never ceases to amaze me.

The war was called to an end by a mutual ceasefire.

A: "Cease" works exactly like "stop", but it just sounds more formal and such.

"The pain has ceased" = "The pain has stopped".
"The phone has ceased to work." = "The phone stopped working." (I wouldn't say this as much.)
"Cease!" = "Stop!"

A: We need to cease these attacks in Syria cos those poor children must be safe.

A: Cease doing that thing
Usually cease is a synonym of stop, use it that way

A: Cease means to 'No Longer' or 'Stop'

The forest caught on fire, and the trees ceased to exist.

kids are fighting.."Cease this behavior!"

A:
“he ceased to exist.”
“the woman quit her job.”
“the girl wanted to stop playing with her toys.”

A: Cease, to a native speaker, would sound incredibly formal and not very natural. Technically they are interchangeable because they both mean to stop something so "her crying ceased" and "she stopped crying" both work but doesn't seem to work when first person is used "I ceased his shouting" but "i stopped him from shouting" does work. I'm in no way an expert but this is how I, a native speaker, would use/view it. hopefully this is helpful.

A: Cease is more formal. Signs may say cease or stop, but they mean the same thing.

A: Cease is more formal. Quit often implies the person gave up, was upset, when they stopped the action. Telling someone to quit is ruder than cease and stop.

Cease with the noise!
Stop making noise!
Quit making noises!

A: cease is more formal. it's often used in many legal documents telling people to stop doing something.

A: “You cease to impress me.”

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A: American pronounciation

example sentence:
"The hostilities had ceased and normal life was resumed"

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A: Good, very natural. (^-^)

A: It's quite a natural phrase, though I would say it's a bit formal/dramatic.