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They didn't. As a matter of fact they have almost ceased to exist.
"Ceased to be" is the correct phrase to use when something has stopped existing or functioning. For example, "The company ceased to be profitable." "Has ceased to be" is also grammatically correct but may sound more formal.
Ceased means to stopThe word 'ceased' means 'finished' or 'ended', as in:The fighting has ceased.
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He ceased to exist. Both sides ceased fire. Their attention ceased as the teacher went on. Cease: Stop, Fade Away.
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No. A proper use of ceased would be, "After they stopped breathing, they ceased to exist." The word you need is seized, which means to take hold of. "They seized the chance."
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Both are correct in proper context. The preterite indicates an action in the past: "The fighting ceased." The pluperfect indicates action prior to a main verb in the past: "It was quiet because the fighting had ceased."
The word 'ceased' only has 1 syllable.
The word cease is a regular verb. The past tense is ceased.