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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
Maybe that’s why this new movie — in which billionaires, to paraphrase fellow Fox property Homer Simpson, are the cause of and solution to most of life’s problems — winds up feeling like even more of a fairy tale than the original.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 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
The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Payton loves trading up, and Paton loves trading back; here, the latter winds up happy.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
In Boston Blue, Wahlberg plays an NYPD vet who winds up working for the Boston Police Department in an effort to be closer to his son Sean (Mika Amonsen).
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
In the past, the USDA has said the cardholder usually winds up with less cash than the card is worth, benefitting the business.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary casts Hathaway as the title character, who was previously described as a Lady Gaga-meets-Swift hybrid who flees a tour and winds up seeking out an old friend and fashion designer (Michaela Coel) who helped shape her public persona.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Storms will be capable of producing hail up to a quarter size and damaging winds up to 70 mph.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 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
The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Payton loves trading up, and Paton loves trading back; here, the latter winds up happy.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
In Boston Blue, Wahlberg plays an NYPD vet who winds up working for the Boston Police Department in an effort to be closer to his son Sean (Mika Amonsen).
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
In the past, the USDA has said the cardholder usually winds up with less cash than the card is worth, benefitting the business.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary casts Hathaway as the title character, who was previously described as a Lady Gaga-meets-Swift hybrid who flees a tour and winds up seeking out an old friend and fashion designer (Michaela Coel) who helped shape her public persona.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Storms will be capable of producing hail up to a quarter size and damaging winds up to 70 mph.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds up
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The ideal time to plan for next summer is as soon as the previous summer ends.—
Theo Wolf,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The win ends trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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And that’s where the problem stops being technical and starts being structural.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Macky Sall, the former president of Senegal, is among those in line to replace Antonio Guterres, whose term finishes at the end of the year.—
Peter Martin,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Honor also had robots secure the second and third place finishes in the race.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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But if voters approve this five-year increase, county officials will almost certainly bake the extra income into their budget and come back to voters for renewal before the tax expires.—
East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Paul was then put on supervised probation, which expires this August, and her remaining charges — including felony domestic violence in the presence of a child, and misdemeanor child abuse — were dismissed.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The film conveniently concludes in 1988, five years before Chandler’s abuse allegations came to light.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Powell, meanwhile, is set to step down as Fed chair when his term concludes on May 15, capping an eight-year tenure as the leader of the central bank.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to Lewkowitz, if a grower abuses the soil, the system ceases to be viable, leaving zero likelihood of success from a sustainability standpoint.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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As this process is the main source of energy produced by the sun, this will mean the outward pressure that stops the sun from collapsing under its own gravity also ceases.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Even if the Iran war wraps up in the next few days, and energy prices eventually come back down, the damage has already been done in terms of fertilizer supply chains and their components’ prices.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Hancock added that work at the site won't be complete until the excavation season of 2027 wraps up.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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March 2 Oil and gas prices jumped during the first trading day since the strikes, as the war halts energy exports from the Middle East.—
Emma Graham,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Weather Extremes While snapdragons prefer cool weather, extreme cold, especially a late freeze, halts blooming until temperatures warm.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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