End
End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Final straw and end are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Final straw" instead a noun "End".
Final straw
End and final straw are semantically related. You can use "End" instead a noun phrase "Final straw".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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You Should Have Died Instead: Piotr essentially saying that Mad Emperor Yuri's death squad killed the wrong son, near the end of Barrayar, is the final straw in his deteriorating relationship with Aral, leading to a five year estrangement between them.
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The final straw came when he was fooled into thinking he was finally getting a hang glider when it turned out to be one of Jokey's "surprises." Grumpy Bear: Grouchy, who becomes less of this by the story's end.
- Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure: Between Sidney and Geordie at the end of the fifth mystery of the second series, in a demonstration of how poisonous their opposing views on the death penalty ended up being, the final straw being Gary's execution.
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