- past participle of discontinue.
- past tense form of discontinue.
discontinued
Example Sentences
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Others remained but Mondelez said it had discontinued new investment in its Russian business and suspended spending on advertising.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
I am concerned that benefits could be reduced or even discontinued if Social Security runs out of money in the coming years.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The Cambridge, Mass.-based biopharmaceutical company said it has discontinued its pociredir program for the treatment of sickle cell disease and launched “a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value.”
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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
But these tours had been discontinued long before Lina was born.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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