Break up
Break up verb - To cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization.
Strip
Strip verb - To remove clothing from.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In one strip where they temporarily break up, the other characters can't pronounce their names separately, saying "Richand Amy" or "Rich Andamy." The mere attempt causes physical pain.
Source: Comic Strip / Zits -
The epilog showed their reunion after six years from the break up, and then closed the strip on a cliffhanger as to whether they would get together again.
Source: Webcomic / Penny and Aggie - That Cyanide & Happiness strip where a kid comes out to his parents, who both follow suit and break up.
Source: Hereditary Homosexuality
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