Ending and Start

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

Usage example: the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career

Start is an antonym for ending in topics: finish, conclusion.

Nearby Words: end, ended

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Start noun – The point at which something begins.

Usage example: knew from the start of the game that he would win easily

Ending is an antonym for start in topics: advantage, flinch, beginning.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

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good	good ending	good start
best	best ending	best start
similar	similar ending	similar start
original	original ending	original start
Other adjectives: true, proper, dead, actual, entire, real, big, bad, false, main, new, possible, final, extra, official, canonical, last.

All Just a Dream: The entire game outside of the start and the ending is an illusion created by the Mara Statue.

Source: Video Game / Hallows End
He shows up briefly at both the start and ending, and disappears quietly somewhere in the first act, remaining absent for the remainder.

Source: Billing Displacement
The box the Craftsman entraps you in at the Imprisoned ending looks similar to the box he gave you at the start of the game.

Source: Video Game / The Room Mobile Game

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Start and Ending. (2016). Retrieved 2021, March 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ending/start

Ending & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Mar. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ending/start>.

Start or Ending. 2016. Accessed March 02, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ending/start.

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