Passing and Start

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Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

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Start is an antonym for passing in death topic.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Passing is an antonym for start.

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

true	true passing	true start
poor	poor passing	poor start
actual	actual passing	actual start
massive	massive passing	massive start
Other adjectives: great, early, few, last, eventual, lucky, sudden.

If he forgets to eat or sleep for too long, he'll start randomly passing out (and in the case of food, eventually starve to death).

Source: Wizard Needs Food Badly
At the start of his journey, Mowgli witnesses a passing elephant herd and locks eyes with a baby elephant.

Source: Film / The Jungle Book (2016)
These Rebels call themselves the Harkbackhood, and start proceeding back down the paths already created by the passing of the Frames.

Source: Video Game / Perimeter

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