End
End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Pave the way is an antonym for end.
Pave the way
Both terms in one sentence
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They wanted the best for the people of Italy, but face opposition, betrayal, cruel murder and ultimately the consequences of their actions pave the way for the end of the Republic.
Source: Web Animation / Extra Credits - One of the end-goals of the Institute in Fallout 4 is to destroy all traces of the pre-war United States, to pave the way for their own new order.
Source: Let the Past Burn -
In the end, she throws herself on an explosive while proclaiming that this is her "honorable Seppuku" protesting their imprisonment at Ishido's hands.... forcing Ishido to free his hostages and pave the way for Toranaga to seize control of the country.
Source: Yamato Nadeshiko
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