WINDING UP Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in ending

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verb

present participle of wind up

as in finishing

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 stopping

to come to an end her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

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Recent Examples of winding up

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This new round of chaos only feeds the anxiety that has enveloped the California Democratic Party for months, stirred by fears that the lack of a singular party front-runner might lead to two Republicans winding up on the November ballot. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best. —

Tom Philp, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the reservoirs. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025 Bianka could be seen winding up and then throwing an impressive pitch down the plate at Dodgers Stadium to be caught by right fielder Mookie Betts, in a video shared on X by a Los Angeles Lakers fan account. —

Charna Flam, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025 The Biden administration took a more restrictive approach toward the export of American AI, primarily through limits on chip sales that sought to prevent the key hardware from winding up in the hands of foreign adversaries such as China. —

Julia Shapero, The Hill, 30 July 2025

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In all, the 39 Broadway productions (one fewer than the previous week due to Book of Mormon) grossed $38,297,488 for the week ending May 10, a drop of 3% from the previous week and down about 11% from last year at this time.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2026
The Lakers plan to hire two assistant general managers, Rob Pelinka, the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager, said in a season-ending news conference Tuesday after the Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference semifinals by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026