- past tense form of discontinue.
- past participle of discontinue.
discontinued
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, Tesla discontinued the Model S and Model X vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
General Motors GM 1.42%increase; green up pointing triangle reported a decline in third-quarter sales, as discontinued models and a diminished market for electric vehicles weighed on the company’s performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
More than 39,000 people arrived under the Afghan Resettlement Programme and in July 2025 the government confirmed the schemes were either closed to new applicants or discontinued.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Chipotle shares rise after unveiling the return, for a limited time, of its classic margaritas, which were discontinued in 2019.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The lessons were abruptly discontinued when Mammachi’s teacher Launsky-Tieffenthal made the mistake of telling Pappachi that his wife was exceptionally talented and in his opinion, potentially concert class.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
