Though they didn't cease entirely, they eased up just enough for me to function.

Eventually the electricity shuts off and all public services falter, then eventually cease entirely.

Theatrical activity did not cease entirely; rather, actors staged clandestine performances, often at the private houses of sympathetic citizens.

After the 16th century, it ceased entirely to be used.

While the commemoratives of these decades continued to be issued predominantly in precious metals, their use as circulating currency became scarce or ceased entirely.