9
finish(noun, end, beginning, opening, conclusion)
7
end(noun, stop, base, whole, completion)
6
finishing
6
termination(noun, start)
5
closing
5
ending(noun, end)
5
middle
4
conclusion(noun, end, start, indecision)
4
destination
4
close(noun, start, ending)
3
closure(noun, beginning)
3
dissolution(noun, connection, destruction, death)
3
end goal
3
finale(noun, beginning)
3
stop(noun, go, end, continuation)
2
cessation(noun, go, end, start, ending)
2
completion(noun, end, start)
2
culmination(noun, conclusion, nadir)
2
demise
2
accomplishment(noun, weakness, failure)
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