largely cease
Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words
to stop for the most part
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Examples (10)
- After the peace treaty, fighting between the two countries largely ceased.
- Production of the outdated model will largely cease by the end of the year.
- Since the new regulations, illegal dumping in the area has largely ceased.
- By the 1990s, the practice of using lead in paint had largely ceased.
- Once the main road was repaired, traffic congestion on the side streets largely ceased.
- The constant chatter in the library largely ceased when the librarian appeared.
- It is expected that the demand for these products will largely cease within a decade.
- His influence over the party had largely ceased long before he officially retired.
- Following the public health campaign, smoking in public places has largely ceased.
- The flow of refugees largely ceased once the border was secured.