End and Yearning

End

End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

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

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.

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End and yearning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End" instead a noun "Yearning".

Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly

real	real end	real yearning
violent	violent end	violent yearning

At the very end of the novel, we discover that Abdullah, who had spent his entire life mourning and yearning for the sister he lost, now has Alzheimer's and can no longer remember or recognize her.

Source: Literature / And The Mountains Echoed
He and Odo even end up bonding over their shared yearning.

Source: Home Sweet Home

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