end up

VERB

become eventually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

become come to be eventually be finish as play out turn out to be

STRONG

develop into evolve grow into

WEAK

wind up

VERB

to reach or arrive at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrive at come to reach wind up at

Antonyms

WEAK

begin commence start

Example Sentences

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“We ended up with like this two-tier economy where either you were an asset holder or you weren’t,” he said.

From Barron's

The Cherries have drawn their past three games, and I have a feeling this is one will also end up with the points being shared.

From BBC

Henry, of course, ended up in the Hawkins Lab, where he met Eleven, who expelled him with her powers, transforming him into Vecna.

From BBC

Though he did end up paying to fix the SUV’s transmission, the front bumper doesn’t look great, Mandell said.

From MarketWatch

I ended up batching three spice blends and gifting them alongside three corresponding recipes.

From Salon