Break and Stand

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Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Stand is an antonym for break in begin topic.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Stand verb - To occupy a place or location.

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Break is an antonym for stand in go topic.

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

good	good break	good stand
full	full break	full stand
long	long break	long stand
complete	complete break	complete stand
Other adjectives: standard, fake, small, actual, entire, real, massive, big, huge, infamous, main, famous, new, dramatic, final, last, occasional, several.

people	break people	stand people
stuff	break stuff	stand stuff
time	break time	stand time
way	break way	stand way
Other words: game, story, guard, times.

Cats Don't Dance is set in an alternate 1930s where animals are trying to break into movies (and act as stand-ins for ethnic and social minorities).

Source: Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My!
However your leader decides that if a fight is to break out, everyone's to stand their ground and not run away.

Source: Stand Your Ground
They break the loop by learning to co-operate with their fellow agents on board instead of telling everyone to stand back while they handle it.

Source: "Groundhog Day" Loop

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