winding up 1 of 2

present participle of wind up

winding up

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of winding up
Adjective
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winding up
Verb
  • Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks registered gains for September and the third quarter, with the Dow ending yesterday's session at an all-time closing high.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Giants started the year strong and looked to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres for the division crown, but would collapse in the back half of the season and miss out on the playoffs entirely, ending 81-81.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That suit, which Lukenbill’s attorneys Brad Carroll and Michael Laino filed July 11, was primarily concerned with stopping efforts by the city to limit occupancy at the bar.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Chappell Roan’s new hair color Based on reviews of the New York shows, KC audiences should expect show-stopping moments, a new hair color for the famous redhead, an emotional speech of thanks and perhaps a special guest.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • His specific traits, such as leadership and tackling, are difficult to measure but fit exactly what the Rams needed this offseason as a finishing piece to their front seven.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The move, sparked by expiring health benefits, ignited what could be a long bitter standoff, and ultimately furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers, although some workers will continue to receive pay.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Groups of lawmakers have been huddling on the Senate floor and in hallways around the chamber working to craft a compromise to reopen government and extend the expiring health care tax credits and subsidies.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Venus is wrapping up in Virgo in your adventure sector, encouraging you to expand through learning, travel, or fresh perspectives.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Miami mayor is wrapping up his final term in office.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour launches December 5 in Costa Rica and travels through Mexico, Spain, and England before concluding in Italy on July 17-18.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And in 1987, under President Ronald Reagan, the FCC itself repealed the Fairness Doctrine, concluding that the rule was both unnecessary and a threat to free speech.
    John Eger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The university also asks the court to order online marketplaces, payment processors and other companies that do business with the defendants from disabling and ceasing to provide services.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • While the drugs were being administered, Pittman took a few deep breaths before ceasing all movement, according to The Associated Press.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The raw sewage rises to the surface, adding to the unbearable stink, which spreads and worsens with every passing day.
    Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Going into the game against the Gators, Manning has 888 passing yards and nine touchdown passes.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Winding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winding%20up. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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