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ending 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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The club feel the upheaval played a major role in the club's drop in form after his exit, with them not ending up qualifying for Europe.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“State media ending up in the training data will affect LLMs generally,” Roberts, co-director of China Data Lab at the University of California San Diego, told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

That hypothesis suggests the mammals sometimes travel to feeding grounds in the Antarctic but then take a different journey home -- ending up in a completely new breeding area.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In many cases, people who regained weight returned to a body composition similar to where they started, rather than ending up in worse condition.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

We stuck to the assignment for the rest of the afternoon, walking past the zebras and the flamingos, and finally ending up at my favorite place in front of the lions.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine