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What is the difference between cease and stop ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between cease and stop ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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cease is more formal. it's often used in many legal documents telling people to stop doing something.
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cease is more formal. it's often used in many legal documents telling people to stop doing something.
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As a verb, I don't think there is any difference. However, stop can also be a noun, unlike cease. For example: "All business came to a stop."
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