End
End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Lead into
Both terms in one sentence
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Seinfeldian Conversation: Various instances have the commentators lead into these things, or have them so bored that they end up here anyways.
- A Growing Affection starts each book with a series of shorter arcs which lead into a longer arc at the end.
Source: Continuity Creep -
From Kid A: The phasing synth sound at the end of "Kid A" continues into the very beginning of "The National Anthem;" the chirping noises at the end of "Idioteque" lead into "Morning Bell." All of the tracks on I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings fade into each other, since it's a live album.
Source: Music / Radiohead
Cite this Source
Lead into and End. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/end/lead_into
End & Lead into. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/end/lead_into>.
Lead into or End. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/end/lead_into.
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