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"cease firing" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to convey a sense of commanding someone to stop shooting a gun or firing any type of weapon. Example sentence: The commander shouted to the troops to cease firing immediately.
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Why not cease firing now?
He tried to persuade Nogues to cease firing.
One Jap yelled "Cease Firing" in good English.
In the meantime, Darlan issued orders to the French troops and ships in the Algiers area to cease firing.
If the Syrian government abides by the Arab League pact, it will basically cease firing on demonstrators.
Neither the new Islamist government in Egypt nor the established one in Turkey has succeeded in persuading Hamas to cease firing rockets from Gaza into Israel.
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Upon which they ceased firing.
Her engines were stopped and her guns had ceased firing.
"Cease fire!" Vandiver shouted.
You can say, 'Cease fire.
And then, suddenly, my executive officer yelled, "Cease fire, cease fire!" The firefight was over.
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