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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ceases in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ceases in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ceases in a Sentence

  1. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

    A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind.

  2. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

    A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

  3. Robert McKenna:

    It never ceases to amaze me how a simple molecule such as saccharin— something many people put in their coffee every day— may have untapped uses, including as a possible lead compound to target aggressive cancers.

  4. William Hazlitt:

    When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

  5. Salman Rushdie:

    Both John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela use the same three-word phrase which in my mind says it all, which is, 'Freedom is Indivisible,' you can't slice it up, otherwise it ceases to be freedom. You can dislike Charlie Hedbo. ... But the fact that you dislike them has nothing to do with their right to speak.

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