as in ending
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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
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best.
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Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the reservoirs.
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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.
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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.
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Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
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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.
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Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best.
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Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the reservoirs.
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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.
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Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winding up
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What’s the vibe for you, post-dying?
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.
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And a whistle was called for offside, ending the counterattack.
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But that era is ending because memory is becoming the bottleneck.
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And the heat’s not stopping anytime soon.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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The Krewe of Gemini, a Mardi Gras organization in the Shreveport-Bossier community of which Watson, his wife and one of their daughters were members, also mourned his passing Wednesday.
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Moore was a consistent presence for Young in the passing game during OTAs with McMillan (foot) sidelined.
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Arenas also uncharacteristically struggled finishing at the rim and with his shot selection, two skills that previously were seen as strengths.
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McLaren had a slightly less mediocre time, finishing fourth (Oscar Piastri) and seventh (Lando Norris), with Isack Hadjar’s Red Bull in sixth.
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The question is whether to splurge now, when there isn’t much available, or to wait for star players’ legacy deals to start expiring.
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The biggest trade of the session so far was a sale of 300 of the 13-strike puts expiring in January 2028 that brought in $327,000.
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During the post-closing ceremony panel, the jury president showed a sense of humor when discussing the challenges of serving as the leading member of the voting committee for a prestigious film festival, like being away from the phones all morning.
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This is covered in a standard inspection, often called a pre-drywall or pre-closing inspection.
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The department says the project is two-months ahead of schedule with the goal of wrapping up most of the project by 2030.
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After wrapping up its Broadway run, the show went on tour — and even performed for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
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“Winding up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winding%20up. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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