virtually cease

Examples (10)

• After the main factory closed, local manufacturing virtually ceased.
• Since the embargo, international trade with the country has virtually ceased.
• Communication between the two estranged siblings had virtually ceased years ago.
• The practice of sending handwritten letters has virtually ceased in the digital age.
• During the severe drought, the river's flow virtually ceased, leaving only a trickle.
• When the new software is released, support for the old version will virtually cease.
• After the scandal broke, all funding for the research project virtually ceased.
• The city's nightlife virtually ceases after midnight on weekdays.
• Following the lead actor's injury, filming of the movie has virtually ceased.
• With the rise of online news, the printing of daily newspapers has virtually ceased in some areas.