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blow off(noun, expression, conclusion, peak, finale)
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bottom line(noun, expression, stop, close, finish)
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button(finish, conclusion, climax, denouement)
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canaan(noun, heaven)
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capper(noun, top, conclusion, peak, summit)
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ceasing
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chief
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climactic phrase in a speech(noun, line, story, joke, climax)
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climactic sentence in a humorous story(noun, line, story, joke, climax)
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climactic sentence in a joke(noun, line, story, joke, climax)
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climactic sentence in a speech(noun, line, story, joke, climax)
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climactic statement of a joke(noun, line, story, joke, climax)
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