End
End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Instigation and end are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instigation" instead a noun "End".
Instigation
Instigation noun - Something that arouses a strong response from another.
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Synonyms for Instigation
End and instigation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End" instead a noun "Instigation".
How words are described
| actual | actual end | actual instigation |
Both words in one sentence
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Sex with the Ex occurs between Angel and Jerzy, at the former's instigation, rekindling their relationship — and then between Dillon and Jerzy at the end of volume 2.
Source: Webcomic / Sticky Dilly Buns - In Garrow's Law, right at the very end, Sir Arthur Hill turns the tables on Lord Melville by exposing corruption at Garrow's instigation - and in the last scene he is shown giving Garrow and Sarah his blessing as they embark on a new life together.
Source: Heel Face Turn / Live-Action TV - In the first instance, the wife claims spousal privilege so she can't be forced to testify against her husband, which Brenda tells her doesn't apply in this case, though in the end she testifies of her own will as part of a plea deal, as she had committed the murder at her husband's instigation.
Source: Spousal Privilege
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