Finish and Stay

Finish

Finish noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: an all-out fight right to the finish

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

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

Stay noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: we must work without stay if we are ever to reach our goal of equal rights for everyone

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

Nearby Words: stayed, staying

good	good finish	good stay
best	best finish	best stay
normal	normal finish	normal stay
short	short finish	short stay
Other adjectives: original, bad, quick, less, several, extended.

mode	finish mode	stay mode
job	finish job	stay job
course	finish course	stay course
series	finish series	stay series
Other words: episode, time, way, level, game, times.

Bush to an elementary school class in Florida—he was reading the book to the students when he was notified of the September 11 attacks, and infamously decided to stay and finish reading the book.

Source: Extreme Omni Goat
He stabs himself in the leg to force self to stay awake and manages to finish, passing out right after he's done.

Source: Slap Yourself Awake
But Zero couldn't escape Ragnarok in time, because he chose to stay behind to finish off Weil instead of evacuating the satellite.

Source: Bittersweet Ending / Video Games

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