Be and Stop

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Be verb - To have life.

Usage example: stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden”

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Stop is an antonym for be in exist topic.

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Be is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

man	be man	stop man
people	be people	stop people
someone	be someone	stop someone
end	be end	stop end
Other words: time, characters, world, game, pain, weapon, enemies.

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