Decay and Ending

Decay

Decay noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

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Ending and decay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ending" instead a noun "Decay".

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Ending noun - The last part of a process or action.

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Decay and ending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead a noun "Ending".

Nearby Words: end, ended

similar	similar decay	similar ending
usual	usual decay	usual ending
open	open decay	open ending
entire	entire decay	entire ending
Other adjectives: real, serious, infamous, major.

And that's not even the worst of it: mirroring Cartoon Network's decision of ending Toonami, the most glaring example of the decay has been the block's move away from anime.

Source: Network Decay / Unique Situations
Universal realized it wouldn't fix the area's Network Decay issue, so they instead decided to give Fallon his own ride, Race Through New York, ending most of the decay in the process.

Source: What Could Have Been
And none of the characters from Decay (in paticular the two main characters, Gina and Colette) have been seen since that game's ending.

Source: Video Game / Half-Life

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