Overcome
Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
Shut down and overcome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shut down" instead a verb "Overcome".
Nearby Word: overcoming
Shut down
Shut down verb - Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
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At some point, he learns to overcome this problem off-screen, and resumes competing after N-Tek's espionage division is shut down.
Source: Western Animation / Max Steel -
After going through a Heroic B.S.O.D., Hajime manages to overcome his indecision with the help of Chiaki, and he convinces everyone to shut down the game and destroy the Mastermind, promising them that this choice will allow them to take full control of their future.
Source: Sadistic Choice / Video Games
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