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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Imprisoning slopes seemed to be shutting them in without surcease, and Helen looked in vain for any aid.
MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMANWe must speak frankly in order that afflicted consciences may find surcease.
COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANSMARTIN LUTHERHere I surcease from the pleasant labours which have amused the few lonely hours that my various duties left me.
A LEGEND OF READING ABBEYCHARLES MACFARLANEBut it was the mere reactionary surcease of prolonged pain, and the fit came on again in uglier guise before he left.
WITCHING HILLE. W. HORNUNGThe Duke sent to him a tunne of wine, and granted a surcease of hostilitie for one day, to furnish him with water.
THE LIVES OF THE III NORMANS, KINGS OF ENGLAND: WILLIAM THE FIRST, WILLIAM THE SECOND, HENRIE THE FIRSTJOHN HAYWARDHe could find no surcease only in the oft-repeated exclamation of reproach.
THE BROKEN SWORDDENNISON WORTHINGTONHowever, there was always surcease in the cellars—that is, the Doppelkinn cellars.
THE PRINCESS ELOPESHAROLD MACGRATHShe found herself longing for the Pine River cabin, for surcease from this never-ending journey.
NORTH OF FIFTY-THREEBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRTherein, after all, lay the roots of the peace and the surcease which henceforth would be his portion.
SUNDRY ACCOUNTSIRVIN S. COBBDawn came when the end-of-track camp was still forty miles away, but the breaking day brought no surcease of strugglings.
EMPIRE BUILDERSFRANCIS LYNDEWORDS RELATED TO SURCEASE
- back off
- broke off
- brought to an end
- called it a day
- called it quit
- came to an end
- closed
- closed out
- culminated
- cut it out
- desisted
- died
- discontinued
- dropped
- ended
- failed
- finished
- gave over
- halted
- intermited
- knocked off
- left off
- packed in
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- refrained
- shut down
- stayed
- surceased
- terminated
- wound up
- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cooling-off period
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hangup
- hindrance
- hold-up
- holding
- holding pattern
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- loitering
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- putting off
- remission
- reprieve
- retardation
- retardment
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tie-up
- wait
- adjournments
- binds
- checks
- cooling-off periods
- cunctations
- dawdlings
- demurrals
- detentions
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibusters
- hangups
- hindrances
- hold-ups
- holding patterns
- holdings
- impediments
- intervals
- jams
- lags
- lingerings
- logjams
- loiterings
- moratoriums
- obstructions
- postponements
- problems
- procrastination
- prorogations
- putting offs
- remissions
- reprieves
- retardations
- retardments
- setbacks
- showstoppers
- stalls
- stays
- stoppages
- stops
- surcease
- suspensions
- tie-ups
- waits
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.