End
End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
To wind up and end are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To wind up" with "End", this terms are similar.
To wind up
End and to wind up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End" instead a verb phrase "To wind up".
Both terms in one sentence
- Cally got an episode devoted to her just to wind up getting airlocked at the end.
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The beginning of Megamind opens with the title character currently plummeting to his death, which means you know by the end of the movie he's going to wind up in this position.
Source: Foregone Conclusion -
Note that the term "minor characters" does not include villains, even of the Mook variety, since we expect them to wind up worse off in the end.
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