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cut-off(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
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stopping(noun, stop, close, end, cease)
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terminus(noun, stop, close, end, defeat)
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3
cancellation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
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3
extinction(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
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3
intermittence(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
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3
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truncation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
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desist
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finale(noun, stop, close, end, defeat)
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finis(noun, stop, close, end, defeat)
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wrap-up(noun, stop, close, end, defeat)
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