10
expiration(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
10
finale(noun, stop, close, end, event)
10
suspension(noun, stop, break, close, end)
9
ceasing(noun, close, end, termination, ending)
9
death(noun, close, end, defeat, conclusion)
9
stopping(noun, verb, stop, close, cutoff)
8
arrest(noun, stop, break, close, end)
8
closure(noun, stop, close, end, leave)
8
period(noun, break, close, end, halt)
8
respite(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
7
closing(noun, stop, close, end, block)
7
completion(noun, stop, close, end, continue)
7
hiatus(noun, break, close, end, leave)
7
interval(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
7
windup(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
6
culmination(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
6
desistance(noun, stop, close, end, block)
6
stay(noun, stop, calm, break, act)
6
terminus(noun, stop, close, end, defeat)
5
abandonment(noun, submission, delivery, closure, renunciation)
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