Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Separating is an antonym for close.
Separating
Both words in one sentence
- Bookends: an early scene with the "thin red line" separating the stars from the commoners gets an Ironic Echo close to the end of the movie.
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Every actual victory or close victory against the Rangers was done only from someone more competent than she is, such as her mother (advice on separating the Rangers from their leader), General Havok (Metallosaurus and kidnapping the Phantom Ranger) or Goldgoyle (effectively a hired mercenary).
Source: Series / Power Rangers Turbo
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