WINDUPS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

windups

noun

plural of windup

as in endings

the last part of a process or action wait until the windup of your sales pitch before giving up any information about the product's price point

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Noun

Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle.

— James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Most major characters got their happy endings, though the Roy/Keeley/Jamie love triangle was left largely unresolved.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of endings

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The barrel auction, conducted by Sotheby’s alongside Napa Valley Vintners, led to similar conclusions.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclusions

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This is an entirely true story, because Halle Berry is, in fact, a 9-year-old rescue cat, and because the lone billion-dollar franchise in the WNBA, an expansion club that tipped off in 2025, understands the means to its ends.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
But if shippers and insurers perceive that Egypt’s Mediterranean facilities are not only within Iranian range but also capable of being hit, that raises the prospect of the Red Sea being restricted at both ends.

— Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of ends

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Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.

— Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025

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