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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

According to meteo.gr, the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens, winds up to 130 kilometres per hour were recorded Saturday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

She ditches Jessie, who winds up on a farm that was once the home of her former owner, Emily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Calva portrays Oscar, a therapist who winds up romantically involved with Firstman’s character, a gay man who learns he fathered a son and now must take care of him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

It genuinely could come down to the advice of whoever he winds up playing golf with next.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

Multiplying by zero is like sticking a needle on the north pole and everything winds up at zero: anything times zero is zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife