Ending and Passing

Ending

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

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Passing and ending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passing" instead the word "Ending" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: end, ended

Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

Usage example: the precise moment of his passing was recorded by the machines at his bedside

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Ending and passing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ending" instead the word "Passing" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

true	true ending	true passing
actual	actual ending	actual passing
sad	sad ending	sad passing
tragic	tragic ending	tragic passing
Other adjectives: ultimate, definitive, last, different, said.

Passing the Torch: The alternate ending does this with the aging Alejandro and his now-adult son Joaquin.

Source: Film / The Legend of Zorro
In the 10th ending credits to Naruto Shippudden (the beach ending), we see at the end that Sakura and Sasuke's names are written under the umbrella symbol... only to be washed away by a passing wave.

Source: Umbrella of Togetherness
If you think passing on means Cessation of Existence, or that (as some characters theorized) they'll be reincarnated as water fleas or some other lower life form, the ending becomes super depressing.

Source: Esoteric Happy Ending

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