Exit and Finish

Exit

Exit noun - A place or means of going out.

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Finish and exit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finish" instead the word "Exit" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: exited, exiting

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

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Exit and finish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exit" instead the word "Finish" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

clean	clean exit	clean finish
best	best exit	best finish
normal	normal exit	normal finish
specific	specific exit	specific finish
Other adjectives: standard, original, proper, neat, actual, quick, secret, grand, new, early, final, controversial.

training	exit training	finish training
series	exit series	finish series
show	exit show	finish show
way	exit way	finish way
Other words: level, school, map, game, story, dungeon, battle, mission, times.

Talladega Superspeedway is known for this in NASCAR, because the finish line is past the exit to pit road, unlike Daytona where the finish line is in the tri-oval.

Source: Down to the Last Play
Enemies that spawn near the end of a level exit just to kill you right before you can finish the level.

Source: Classic Video Game "Screw You"s
Dead Simple in Doom II likewise has the exit switch on a waist-high platform, allowing you to finish it in three seconds just by jumping.

Source: Videogame / Doom

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