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also winded up
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as in ended
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 stopped
to come to an end
her speeches usually wind up with one last joke
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Recent Examples of wound up
Tolbert wound up at third base and scored on Loftin’s two-out RBI single.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
More than 120 people were evacuated from the MV Hondius in Spain’s Canary Islands early last month — including the 18 Americans who wound up in the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha — though most were from other countries.
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Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Examples of such unauthorized access to personal data abound, including a recent case where the healthcare data of some 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank wound up listed for sale on the Chinese website Alibaba.
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Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
Another one also wound up getting away from the Heat as an ancillary part of the Lillard negotiations.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Sosa wound up with a handful of offers, including from FIU, but committed to North Carolina State University as a freshman.
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Anthony Aguirre,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Australia wound up winning the Group J match up 3-1, with the final goal coming in the closing minutes in extra time on a penalty kick from Marko Arnautovic, scoring his 48th career international goal.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Pairs that have nonetheless wound up on the resale market typically sell in the $1,000 to $2,000 range but also have hit as high as $4,800.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Kim hit her second shot into the left rough on the par-14 13th, and wound up sliding a 10-foot putt to the right for bogey.
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Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
More than 120 people were evacuated from the MV Hondius in Spain’s Canary Islands early last month — including the 18 Americans who wound up in the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha — though most were from other countries.
—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Examples of such unauthorized access to personal data abound, including a recent case where the healthcare data of some 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank wound up listed for sale on the Chinese website Alibaba.
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Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
Another one also wound up getting away from the Heat as an ancillary part of the Lillard negotiations.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Sosa wound up with a handful of offers, including from FIU, but committed to North Carolina State University as a freshman.
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Anthony Aguirre,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Australia wound up winning the Group J match up 3-1, with the final goal coming in the closing minutes in extra time on a penalty kick from Marko Arnautovic, scoring his 48th career international goal.
—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Pairs that have nonetheless wound up on the resale market typically sell in the $1,000 to $2,000 range but also have hit as high as $4,800.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
Kim hit her second shot into the left rough on the par-14 13th, and wound up sliding a 10-foot putt to the right for bogey.
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Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound up
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Kylee explained that Aven eventually ended things again, citing the damage done to their relationship.
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Morocco would rally to a 4-2 victory, advancing to the next round as Haiti’s journey ended.
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Its domestic league stopped playing.
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Big Oil is not backing away from renewables because the energy transition has stopped.
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The Netherlands finished third in 2014 and second — for the third time — in 2010.
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Soon after the renovation was finished, the water turned bright green from algae and pieces of the new coating began to float to the surface.
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None turned out to have been stolen, but some were towed because their registration had expired, police said.
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After the previous contract expired, Local 614 leaders said workers would stay on the job for the time being, even though a deal had not been reached.
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In a report made public on Monday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South was triggered in early June 2021 when two connections between garage columns and the condominium’s pool deck failed.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), aka the UK’s data protection watchdog, has now concluded a two-year investigation into the incident and has found that sensitive personal information was indeed deliberately misused.
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While nearly 3,500 newspapers have ceased publication during the new millennium, the Daily Herald is nonetheless joining a growing chain in a shrinking industry.
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Serious headwinds Last July, months after construction at the site ceased, giving way to 4-foot-tall weeds, Bryant said that although the company had raised $9 million from investors, the project ran into serious headwinds.
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Klose scored his 16 goals while playing in 24 World Cup matches for Germany, which wrapped up his fourth tournament by winning the 2014 final 1-0 in extra time over Messi and Argentina.
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Klose played in 24 World Cup matches for Germany, which wrapped up his fourth tournament by winning the 2014 final 1-0 in extra time over Messi and Argentina.
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In the end that discussion was halted by Paramount’s superior bid.
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Just days after the White House confirmed the plans, a Kenyan court temporarily halted the proposal with Kenyan High Court Judge Patricia Nyaundi upholding that decision and ordering the Kenyan government to cease all building and operations at the base while the case is resolved.
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“Wound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound%20up. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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