Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Offed
Both words in one sentence
- When it's played lethally, this trope can straddle the border of Redemption Equals Death or Death Equals Redemption, depending on how close to redemption the character comes before they're offed.
Source: HeelFace Door-Slam -
Before being offed by Syndrome, he was also mentioned to have "tyrannical/megalomaniac tendencies", prompting close monitoring from the National Supers Agency.
Source: Smug Super
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