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1
as in finished
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 ended
to come to an end
her speeches usually wind up with one last joke
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Recent Examples of wound up
McVay wound up praising rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson for chasing after the ball to prevent the Titans from taking it back for a 2-point conversion.
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, tenants who lived in homes that became rent-controlled had far less incentive to leave, which wound up limiting their mobility, according to the 2019 paper and other research, Respighi Grasso explained in an interview with USA TODAY.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Rashada wound up at Arizona State, where his father, Harlen Rashada once played.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Makhlouf wound up on the trainer’s table with his left shin wrapped in an ice pack.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
That said, one regional slate went retrograde, as an early-afternoon CBS window wound up shedding a small number of viewers in the conversion from the old panel-only scheme to BDP.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox wound up sweeping the Washington Nationals and clinching a playoff berth on the last day of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Lowell and his crew wound up stranded in space three days into their mission after a short caused one of their oxygen tanks to explode.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Worse, Rantanen and the Stars wound up eliminating Colorado in Round 2 of the NHL playoffs last spring.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, tenants who lived in homes that became rent-controlled had far less incentive to leave, which wound up limiting their mobility, according to the 2019 paper and other research, Respighi Grasso explained in an interview with USA TODAY.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Rashada wound up at Arizona State, where his father, Harlen Rashada once played.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Makhlouf wound up on the trainer’s table with his left shin wrapped in an ice pack.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
That said, one regional slate went retrograde, as an early-afternoon CBS window wound up shedding a small number of viewers in the conversion from the old panel-only scheme to BDP.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox wound up sweeping the Washington Nationals and clinching a playoff berth on the last day of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Lowell and his crew wound up stranded in space three days into their mission after a short caused one of their oxygen tanks to explode.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Worse, Rantanen and the Stars wound up eliminating Colorado in Round 2 of the NHL playoffs last spring.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound up
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Scaloni, whose team finished in first place in South American World Cup qualifying, was using Friday’s match, and the Tuesday match against Puerto Rico at Chase Stadium, to integrate some of the younger and inexperienced players on the roster.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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But Lo counters with the obvious point that Richard isn't going to leave any loose ends lying around by letting Carrie live after she's finished signing the new will.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the quarter ended August, Oracle's Nvidia cloud business posted gross margins of just 14%, far below its overall margin of around 70%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fallon ended the chat by surprising the trio with the presentation of the platinum plaque for the movie’s soundtrack.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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Weekend Update concluded with a joke off between Jost, Che, and former anchors Tina Fey, Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler, who was SNL‘s host Saturday.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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Beyond its monetary value, the treasure hoard holds significant historical importance, the press release concluded.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days might have officially wrapped up, but a few headphone and earbud deals are still hanging around.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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It would be all wrapped up by the end of the third season.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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McKennie missed the Gold Cup due to Club World Cup duties, but was left off the team in September.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The horror flick picks up right where the first left off, with Maya in the hospital recovering from the murder spree.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Wound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wound%20up. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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