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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
Whichever team winds up losing can point to a number of moments that could have changed the outcome.
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Mark Anderson,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph, according to the weather service warnings.
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Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
In the end, Friedle winds up texting Savage to ask for restaurant recommendations.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
Obviously, there's more to it than that, coaching and other factors need to be in place too, but does anyone believe Fernando Mendoza winds up in Bloomington if not for NIL?
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
Starting on Saturday, daytime humidity levels are expected to be incredibly low as the region is expected to be hit with north winds up to 15 to 25 miles per hour, gusts ranging from 35 to 45 mph, and up to 50 mph in some local areas.
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Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
If the drone winds up anywhere inside its starting safe zone, the visual neural network guides it the rest of the way home.
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Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Thanks to its fleecing of New Orleans during last year’s draft, Atlanta gets either the Pelicans’ or the Bucks’ first-round pick — whichever winds up higher.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that a tornado packing winds up to 145 mph and rated an EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, touched down in Mineral Wells, Texas, on Tuesday, injuring five people and destroying homes and other structures, officials said.
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ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Mark Anderson,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph, according to the weather service warnings.
—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
In the end, Friedle winds up texting Savage to ask for restaurant recommendations.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
Obviously, there's more to it than that, coaching and other factors need to be in place too, but does anyone believe Fernando Mendoza winds up in Bloomington if not for NIL?
—
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
Starting on Saturday, daytime humidity levels are expected to be incredibly low as the region is expected to be hit with north winds up to 15 to 25 miles per hour, gusts ranging from 35 to 45 mph, and up to 50 mph in some local areas.
—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
If the drone winds up anywhere inside its starting safe zone, the visual neural network guides it the rest of the way home.
—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Thanks to its fleecing of New Orleans during last year’s draft, Atlanta gets either the Pelicans’ or the Bucks’ first-round pick — whichever winds up higher.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that a tornado packing winds up to 145 mph and rated an EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, touched down in Mineral Wells, Texas, on Tuesday, injuring five people and destroying homes and other structures, officials said.
—
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds up
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This pet bed deal is available until Prime Day ends on Friday, June 26.
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Denver International Airport’s A Line ends directly behind the hotel, after a roughly (okay, exactly) 37-minute airport transfer.
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Burke won the Stanley Cup as Anaheim’s general manager in 2007, one of several front-office stops for him, along with time spent as the NHL’s director of hockey operations.
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The nose stops registering any single note and the room just smells busy.
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Lo Cleso finishes after having an earlier goal waved off for offside.
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Given that Spain won its final group game yesterday, the European champion will be awaiting whoever finishes second in Group J.
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Macrina Wilkins, the association’s director of market insights, said this growth is at risk if Congress is unable to pass a new bill for highway and transit funding before the current federal highway and transit reauthorization law expires at the end of September.
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But the governor's authority in the matter can only last 90 days, and that expires on July 1.
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The chapter concludes with the Ipnotica rings and earrings, whose rounded, asymmetrical forms are set with white and brown diamonds to create a sculptural bas-relief effect.
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The celebration concludes with the city’s annual fireworks show at the Placer County Fairgrounds.
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This essentially means that, for under-16s, Snapchat ceases to function as a social media app and becomes something closer to a sophisticated messaging platform just for friends and family.
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In the company of Charlie and Catherine, Leonora ceases to feel like herself.
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The writer and director, whose credits include features The Housemaid and Bridesmaids and numerous TV series, made the remarks in accepting a career achievement award at the Nantucket Film Festival, which wraps up today.
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The play wraps up his run at Second Stage Theatre's Hayes Theater on June 14.
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The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
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But the publishing machine never quite halts, and the coming months do star a (smaller) collection of exciting new releases.
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“Winds up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winds%20up. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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