End and Retract

End

End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

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Retract and end are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retract" instead a verb "End".

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Retract verb - To solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to).

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End and retract are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End" instead a verb "Retract".

Likewise, when John Carter departs at the end of Season 11, he shares the sentiment with Archie Morris, only to jokingly retract it when he realizes that Morris is too drunk to register it.

Source: Passing the Torch
A room featuring three pillars which can extend or retract and stand between the entrance and a window to the exit high up on the opposite end of the room.

Source: Video Game / Dr. Health'nstein's Body Fun
Shout-Out: Infinity Gene has quite a few: One of the minor bosses extends a pixel-width tendril that makes a few random right turns, then develops a gunpod at the end; you fight it by shooting the gunpod, forcing it to retract along the tendril until it collides with the main ship.

Source: Video Game / Space Invaders

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