To cease
Wind up
Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The plan worked, but when Gobo and Red overheard that the Gorgs were about to do something that would wind up killing all the Fraggles, they had to cease what the Gorgs were doing by proving that Sir Hubris was them all along.
Source: Totem Pole Trench
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