Execute
Wind up
Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
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Neither can you execute him after the second fight against him, though at least he doesn't wind up fighting you a third time afterwards.
Source: But Thou Must! - The magic book is given to the Chosen One to execute a myriad of magic spells, but the Chosen One isn't that good with magic, so they wind up using just the one spell in a number of innovative ways.
Source: The Call Has Bad Reception
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