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ended 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 tech trillionaire ended up prioritizing the development of his megarocket Starship, designed to travel to the Moon and, eventually, Mars.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The gains were slower, but there were no losses, and it ended up not being as far below the stock market, as you might expect.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

And while the U.S. ended up with the lion’s share of the matches, Canada was left with slim pickings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

HTA had initially employed Hillary Dawa as a cook to be stationed at Camp 2, but ended up using him as a substitute for a guide who "fell sick at Base Camp", the company said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I don’t even know how I ended up in the tree.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri