Pauses
Starts
Both words in one sentence
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Everyone pauses and cringes - and then Dennis pops the cork, sprays the champagne everywhere, and starts celebrating.
Source: Film / Memphis Belle - If you actually sit and wait after the music pauses, an 8-bit remix of the song "Ida Race" starts to play.
Source: Retraux / Video Games - In the DS remake of Final Fantasy IV, the ATB timer automatically pauses when any combatant starts executing their action, making the system impossible to exploit.
Source: Pause Scumming
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Starts and Pauses. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pauses/starts
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