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winds up

VERB

finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

close complete conclude do end up finish up settle wrap up

WEAK

be through with bring to a close clean up close down come to the end determine end finalize halt liquidate terminate tie up loose ends

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin introduce neglect start unsettle

WEAK

commence open

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winds up

If a model winds up causing a big problem in your life, you might feel tempted to blame the billionaire humans behind it.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Then we can make more Oppenheimer comparisons when he winds up pacing the frontiers, wringing his hands and muttering the Bhagavad Gita about what he’s unleashed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But I’ve come to love how Mitchell nailed being a nocturnal 20-something who winds up somewhere unpredictable whenever he leaves the apartment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Maddie winds up in the hospital after cardiac arrest, a condition she’s far too young for.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

There, in a strange twist of nature, the fertilizer winds up poisoning the ocean.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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