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Terminative

Tending or serving to terminate; terminating; determining; definitive.

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Closing 84% connected

of Close

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Closing 84% connected

of Close

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cease 74% connected

To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cease 74% connected

To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Terminate 74% connected

To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Terminate 74% connected

To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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