5
suppress(verb, stop, halt, negative)
5
withdraw(verb, stop, drop, end, leave)
4
abdicate(verb, stop, abandon, renounce, relinquish)
4
abjure(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, withhold)
4
abstain(verb, stop, hold, decline, keep)
4
break up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, make)
4
cede(verb, stop, drop, give, abandon)
4
cut-off(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
4
determine(verb, stop, make, close, end)
4
discontinuity(noun, stop, end, inaction)
4
dismiss(verb, stop, end, cut, separate)
4
dissipate(verb, go, end, pass, fail)
4
extinction(noun, stop, end, inaction)
4
fall(verb, calm, break, drop, quiet)
4
finalize(verb, stop, make, close, end)
4
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
4
let go(verb, expression, idiom, give, allow)
4
melt
4
pack(verb, force, block, bear, squeeze)
4
period(noun, stop, close, end, continue)
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