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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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Wall Street rallied and oil prices tumbled Thursday after Trump's comments, with the broad-based S&P 500 ending up 1.8 percent.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“But someone paying $100,000 for a suite, and they’re ending up getting bottled water and Doritos, I’m not sure that’s what they’re expecting.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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

Look Mum No Computer, aka musician Sam Battle, got one solitary point, ending up in last place.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

How to get Janice Avery without ending up squashed or suspended—that was their problem.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson