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The phrase "this ceased" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has stopped or come to an end.
Example: "After several months of negotiations, this ceased to be a viable option for both parties."
Alternatives: "this stopped" or "this ended."
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This ceased to be true long ago.
As we approached, I heard people inside chatting, but as we came in, this ceased.
However, nothing is certain and I wouldn't avoid homosexual encounters if this ceased to be the case.
At some point, this ceased to be an individual journey and instead became a phenomenon with its own label – "returnee".
This ceased with the end of the Troubles and the statistics for crime subsequently rose to match that of the rest of the United Kingdom – and some would-be bombers became drug dealers.
Where once it made sense to require warrants when one party to a foreign conversation was in America, this ceased to be the case when American routers became the transit points for foreign conversations that might or might not involve a person in the United States.
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What happens when this ceases to be the case?
Soon, however, in the light of what she begins to see and sense, this ceases to matter.
If what happened in that first debate is the new status quo, then this ceases to be an election in which we might change the government.
This ceases the pinocytotic activity and significantly decreased number of intracellular fenestrae.
So to Bernie and his supporters, I want to say this; cease and desist.
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