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ends up

VERB

become eventually; come to a close

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finish finish up stop wind up

WEAK

arrive finally cease come to a halt finish as turn out to be

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence start

Example Sentences

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They also worried they could be targeted if a Hezbollah member ends up in their midst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“It’s a complicated set of tradeoffs and this gives us the option to go public sooner if that ends up being best,” OpenAI added.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

On the other hand, longer-duration Treasurys are likely to respond positively if the Fed ends up hiking rates, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

"It's a way you can often tell gender, race and religion. It's so much tied with identity that it ends up being quite significant in terms of how we categorise people," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Hannah starts to join me, but she ends up waving her palm in a so-so sign and shrugs.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina