- past tense form of discontinue.
- past participle of discontinue.
discontinued
Example Sentences
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The company’s outlook for the core advertising business for the second quarter included a 50% gain in revenue year over year, excluding some discontinued parts of the business.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The trial was discontinued a week into the proceedings.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
But in a separate less rigorous study also examining berobenatide in obesity, less than 10% of people discontinued treatment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Roughly half of all patients discontinued their GLP-1 medication within one year, defined as going at least 60 days without treatment.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
She wraps her arm around my shoulder and leads me to the next aisle, where they keep the discontinued models.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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