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as in ends
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 stops
to come to an end
her speeches usually wind up with one last joke
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Recent Examples of winds up
But Julius winds up in Vegas in a romance with a fellow casino employee (Diego Calva) while Muriel has her own secret dalliance with a neighbor (Sasha Calle).
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Prater winds up stripped naked and wrapped in plastic in the center of his own trophy room.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, the Thursday Murder Club has some serious work to do, especially since prime suspect Ventham winds up dead just days later.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Erin is a large hurricane and was projecting hurricane-force winds up to 105 miles from its center, and tropical storm-force winds up to 265 miles, the hurricane center said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
To illustrate the absurdity of adhering too closely to genre conventions, Galloway describes a plot about an innocent girl who winds up in a strange town.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Bull winds up in an unintended liaison with the randy Molasses (Michelle Buteau), which proves unfortunate when Honey unexpectedly bursts in on them.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The alert warns of low humidity between 8% and 13%, gusty winds up to 35 mph, and more.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
The movie winds up being rather touching.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Prater winds up stripped naked and wrapped in plastic in the center of his own trophy room.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, the Thursday Murder Club has some serious work to do, especially since prime suspect Ventham winds up dead just days later.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Erin is a large hurricane and was projecting hurricane-force winds up to 105 miles from its center, and tropical storm-force winds up to 265 miles, the hurricane center said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
To illustrate the absurdity of adhering too closely to genre conventions, Galloway describes a plot about an innocent girl who winds up in a strange town.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Bull winds up in an unintended liaison with the randy Molasses (Michelle Buteau), which proves unfortunate when Honey unexpectedly bursts in on them.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The alert warns of low humidity between 8% and 13%, gusty winds up to 35 mph, and more.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
The movie winds up being rather touching.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds up
Verb
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Games Cowboys have to have When the season ultimately ends, or when there is talk of playoffs, this is one of those nights the Cowboys will look back on and curse themselves for not winning.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Nun ends on a flashback to a scene from The Conjuring, revealing that Ed and Lorraine performed an exorcism on Maurice, the man who helped Irene defeat Valak but ended up getting secretly possessed in the process.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And the hope is that this creature, who's all set up to create chaos and violence, somehow stops that and changes it all.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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With the right mix of competence and strategy, engineers can create careers that are both resilient and rewarding in a world that never stops changing.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Carson Beck finishes the game 22 of 24 for 267 yards and 2 touchdowns.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Golden State finishes its inaugural regular season with two games against the Minnesota Lynx and one against the Seattle Storm.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Act now before this offer expires.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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The obvious one is for Liverpool to go in for Marc Guehi again, offering Crystal Palace £15m to take him six months before his contract expires.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dramatic decline in insect populations captured in the study underscores both the global scale of the biodiversity crisis and the pressing need for comprehensive monitoring and conservation efforts, a press release concludes.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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As compared to solar power, which ceases production at night, or wind power, which is dependent on weather conditions, the sea is in constant motion.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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But those will soon be gone, too, as the drugstore chain ceases to exist nationwide.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There are 24 games remaining in the season as of Wednesday afternoon, so the team needs to put its differences aside as the regular season wraps up.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here’s how the finale wraps up its coverage of a complicated story.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Antihydra almost certainly never halts.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Aug. 2025
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More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled the state earlier this week, a decision that halts action on redistricting, as well as other bills in the legislature.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Winds up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winds%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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