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1
as in finished
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time
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2
as in ended
to come to an end
her speeches usually wind up with one last joke
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Recent Examples of wound up
Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Weeks later, the check wound up back at Clodfelter’s County Hall office, unsigned and uncashed.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The animals that wound up in the shelter, some strays and a few surrendered by owners who couldn’t care for them, were unlikely to get adopted; anyone in Pecos who wanted a dog probably already had three.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
That brush-off on top of Chris somehow edging her out of the Olympic team so that Tunde wound up as an alternate was too much not to go nuclear.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Those buyers wound up with a new car payment of $907, on average, compared to an industry average of $767 in the third quarter, Edmunds reports.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
McVay wound up praising rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson for chasing after the ball to prevent the Titans from taking it back for a 2-point conversion.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Rashada wound up at Arizona State, where his father, Harlen Rashada once played.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
That said, one regional slate went retrograde, as an early-afternoon CBS window wound up shedding a small number of viewers in the conversion from the old panel-only scheme to BDP.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Weeks later, the check wound up back at Clodfelter’s County Hall office, unsigned and uncashed.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The animals that wound up in the shelter, some strays and a few surrendered by owners who couldn’t care for them, were unlikely to get adopted; anyone in Pecos who wanted a dog probably already had three.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
That brush-off on top of Chris somehow edging her out of the Olympic team so that Tunde wound up as an alternate was too much not to go nuclear.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Those buyers wound up with a new car payment of $907, on average, compared to an industry average of $767 in the third quarter, Edmunds reports.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
McVay wound up praising rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson for chasing after the ball to prevent the Titans from taking it back for a 2-point conversion.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Rashada wound up at Arizona State, where his father, Harlen Rashada once played.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
That said, one regional slate went retrograde, as an early-afternoon CBS window wound up shedding a small number of viewers in the conversion from the old panel-only scheme to BDP.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound up
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Regardless, the Avs finished the second period with 30 shot attempts (after 29 in the first) and a two-goal advantage.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Just three minutes later, Schneider’s shot-on-goal was deflected by a Canton defender toward the strong-side post, which Handwerk gathered and finished off for the insurance goal.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Seven of the top flight’s 20 teams ended that campaign with a pass completion rate of less than 70 per cent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April, Brazil ended visa-free travel for citizens of the US, Canada, and Australia, citing a lack of reciprocity.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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After the player availabilities concluded, Braden Mullen, a first-year player at Charlotte after four seasons at Dartmouth, expressed his gratitude to the fan base.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Police in Portland and New York City reported that the protests concluded with no arrests.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her sleek black blowout was wrapped up in XL hair rollers, before her big bombshell reveal on the catwalk.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days might have officially wrapped up, but a few headphone and earbud deals are still hanging around.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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In addition, the Brewers could add another left-handed reliever who was left off the NLDS roster, like DL Hall.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Veteran players Tomas Rincon, Josef Martinez and Salomon Rondon were left off the roster.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Wound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound%20up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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