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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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A hybrid plan provides long-term-care payouts if a person ends up needing care, and if they don’t, it provides a tax-free life-insurance benefit to beneficiaries when the policyholder dies.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

After a disastrous conversation, Bear ends up making the wish himself, breaking the stick and wishing that Nikki would love him more than anyone else in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In that case, a dollar of assets ends up being worth less than a dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Saturday could also be the first time neither of the two major parties – Labor and the Liberal-National Coalition – ends up in the two-candidate preferred count at a federal election.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

One girl—the tumbler, number eighty-eight from before—actually crawls up her father like he’s a tree, and ends up atop his shoulders, cock-a-doodle-doo-ing from on high, to celebrate being kept for the next round of auditions.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle