Break up and Close

Break up

Break up verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed

Close and break up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Close" instead a verb "Break up".

Close

Close verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the services closed with a short prayer

Break up and close are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break up" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Both terms in one sentence

  • Surprise Incest Because of this, it almost never appears as a plot point since it's a little too close for some folks to be comfortable, but not close enough that the plot demands the relationship break up.
  • I Let Gwen Stacy Die After Sirius Black was targeted by Voldemort due to his and Harry's close relationship, Harry decides to break up with Ginny to avoid her becoming his Gwen Stacy.
  • Living Emotional Crutch The movie May had the eponymous May form a close relationship with Adam and ever so gingerly crawls out of her Shrinking Violet pot... only for things to Go Horribly Wrong when they later break up.
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