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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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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
About 43 minutes included in the director’s cut wound up being destroyed so that the silver nitrate could be retrieved from the physical print.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The judge wound up authorizing his release from custody, so Epstein was alone in his cell from then until his death.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Four Black undergraduate students at Harvard University wound up being held at gunpoint during a swatting incident at the Ivy League school in 2023, according to reporting by The Harvard Crimson.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The change wound up affecting the number of vendors, with 91 planned for the original date for the show in July.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
All three schools ended the regular season undefeated, but both Texas and Ohio State wound up losing their bowl games, giving the Cornhuskers national championship honors according to the AP vote.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The deep fly to center field wound up in Ramón Laureano’s glove, pushing across just one run instead of four.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
After Tyler Soderstrom began the inning with an infield single, second baseman Luke Keaschall could not handle a rocket hit toward him, which took a hop and wound up in the outfield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Tovar wound up on second base and scored on Warming Bernabel’s single through the middle.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The judge wound up authorizing his release from custody, so Epstein was alone in his cell from then until his death.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Four Black undergraduate students at Harvard University wound up being held at gunpoint during a swatting incident at the Ivy League school in 2023, according to reporting by The Harvard Crimson.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The change wound up affecting the number of vendors, with 91 planned for the original date for the show in July.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
All three schools ended the regular season undefeated, but both Texas and Ohio State wound up losing their bowl games, giving the Cornhuskers national championship honors according to the AP vote.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The deep fly to center field wound up in Ramón Laureano’s glove, pushing across just one run instead of four.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
After Tyler Soderstrom began the inning with an infield single, second baseman Luke Keaschall could not handle a rocket hit toward him, which took a hop and wound up in the outfield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Tovar wound up on second base and scored on Warming Bernabel’s single through the middle.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound up
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The Panthers finished the first quarter by stuffing Richland at Heritage’s 20-yard line on fourth-and-short.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Garcia finished the game at shortstop.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Milan’s fifth triumph in 1994 put them one behind the Spanish side, but this ended when Madrid picked up their seventh crown in 1998 and remains the closest anybody has got to them.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams ended a streak of playing in 1,117 consecutive games.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this spring, the Globe concluded its investigation.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There was hope that his game-winning homer during the first game of the nine-game trip the team just wrapped up would lead to his breaking out of the slump.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The flagship series, meanwhile, premiered in 2018 and wrapped up its seventh season in May.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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The pro finished 14th in the European Ryder Cup standings, but was still left off Luke Donald's final roster on Monday.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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And while some of People’s Sexiest Men have graduated into becoming AARP Hottest Actors, there are some SMA guys who have been left off the new list.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Wound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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