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knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
9
lay off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, reject)
9
shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
9
surrender(verb, stop, drop, give, abandon)
9
wind up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
arrest(verb, stop, break, close, end)
8
depart(verb, stop, break, drop, close)
8
lapse(verb, stop, close, end, decline)
8
pass(verb, stop, break, drop, close)
8
pass away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, drop)
8
resign(verb, stop, drop, give, end)
8
run out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
8
suspension(noun, stop, break, close, end)
7
desistance(noun, stop, break, close, end)
7
discontinuation(noun, stop, break, close, end)
7
stoppage(noun, stop, break, close, end)
7
stopping(noun, stop, end, inaction)
6
belay(verb, stop, continue, prevent, come)
6
ceasing(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
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