Defuse
End
End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bombs: Will end the game if you don't defuse them by including them in a match.
Source: Video Game / Candy Crush Saga
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End and Defuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/end
Defuse & End. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/end>.
End or Defuse. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defuse/end.
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