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be over

VERB

stop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break cease close drop end halt hold kill pause put an end to quit stall stand stay

STRONG

conclude desist discontinue finish refrain scrub tarry terminate

WEAK

blow off break off call it a day cold turkey come to a standstill cool it cut out cut short draw up hang it up pull up quit cold run its course shut down sign off wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin commence continue do go initiate release start

STRONG

carry on introduce restart

WEAK

encourage

Example Sentences

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He didn't become the world's richest man – with a personal fortune of over $700bn, and soon to be over $1trn – without proving his doubters wrong.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Let’s hope it doesn’t take 20 years to end this war, but there are no signs that it’s going to be over anytime soon, whether Trump declares victory or not.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The worst time to find a job since the pandemic might be over, but it isn’t easy for many people, especially younger ones, to get hired in today’s economy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“Markets really want this conflict to be over with and for the Strait of Hormuz to be open,” says Tracy Shuchart, senior economist at NinjaTrader Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It had to be over five hundred pages.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

be over

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