Ending and First step

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Ending noun - The last part of a process or action.

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First step is an antonym for ending.

Nearby Words: end, ended

First step noun - The first of a series of actions.

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Ending is an antonym for first step in topics: beginning, first public appearance.

Little did he know this would be the first step to ending the Dragon War and that eventually he would become legendary... in a different way.

Source: Western Animation / How to Train Your Dragon
This is required to progress and is also the first step to reaching the true ending.

Source: Video Game / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
The current cycle never came to completion as intended, however, because someone interfered with the Zerg's genetic programming, making them savage and all-consuming, as a first step to breaking the cycle and ending the Universe.

Source: Vicious Cycle

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