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Ways of ending a conversation or statement

OK

interjection

used for showing that you are ready to end a conversation, especially on the telephone

well

interjection

used for ending a discussion or talk

period

noun

used for emphasis to show that there is no more to be said about something

anyway

adverb

used for ending a conversation, or for showing that you have come to the end of what you are telling someone

anyhow

adverb

used for ending a conversation, or for showing that you have come to the end of what you were telling someone

it (only) remains for me to do something

used before the last thing that you say in a speech

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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