The phrase "actually ceased" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has truly come to an end or stopped, often in contrast to what might have been expected.
Example: "Despite the rumors, the project has actually ceased due to lack of funding."
Alternatives: "truly stopped" or "really ended".
One is that John F. Hylan actually ceased being Mayor.
It is impossible to point to a resumption of hostilities that never actually ceased.
How about that gym or AA membership you dropped – have the payments actually ceased?
Ground actions never actually ceased in 1951, but none matched the ferocity and frustration of the Eighth Army's Autumn Offensive (August 31 November 12).
According to them, Maycroft had actually ceased to be the mother house even earlier: in 1970, when Mother Tuller moved to Arizona.
No wonder some people are excited by Russell Brand's amorphous plans for a revolution – at least he points out that the economic inequalities we are repeatedly told are inevitable actually ceased to be normal years ago.
Billed as "Back to Where it All Began," David Amram's program for last week's engagement at The Theater for the New City, was a continuation of his 85th birthday celebration, a party that maybe began on his actual birthday in November, but knowing David, may never actually cease till his 86th.
"We're actually ceasing operations, declaring an end to mission operations at this point".
If the sale goes through, Philadelphia will become the first major city in the country to actually cease to have a real daily newspaper.
Only when the words become: "I must stop smoking," spoken in the sleepless hours between three and five when premature death seems a more solid prospect – only then is there a real chance that smoking will actually cease.
Up to 20% of breast cancer patients consider stopping or actually cease endocrine therapy because of menopausal symptoms, primarily hot flashes (Fellowes et al., 2001; Barron et al., 2007), despite its established role in reducing recurrence.
