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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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“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

I certainly hope not, but what if it ends up like Chinatown, where all the Chinese people moved to the San Gabriel Valley?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

And there are potentially civilization-defining stakes to who ends up building AI for the rest of us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Then I draw a big circle around it and a slash through it, so it ends up looking like this: “Here’s what we gotta do,” I go on.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe