Finish
Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Setting up is an antonym for finish.
Setting up
Both terms in one sentence
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Officially went this way with the ending of the 4/14/14 episode of RAW, when they came out to finish off The Shield after setting up the Hounds of Justice to be mugged by 11 heel midcarders.
Source: Wrestling / Evolution -
Sheppard pretends that this is notification of the murder, and then goes to Ackroyd's house to finish setting up his alibi.
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Doc asked Hallie to take off her glasses so they could finish setting up for the party without her seeing.
Source: Not-So-Forgotten Birthday
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Setting up and Finish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/finish/setting_up
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Setting up or Finish. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/finish/setting_up.
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