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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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They are both under the BlueCo umbrella and if they do end up in the same competition, it will be a serious tests of Uefa's multi-club ownership policy.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Even if memory companies end up hurt by hyperscalers in these agreements, he said “the balance of power is shifting enough to make these agreements worthy of” attention from investors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

But consumers who are underwater on their loan end up paying more on average after rolling over the negative equity into their next car, compounding their debt even more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Poly households who end up hiring lawyers are most often throuples or foursomes seeking to protect jointly held assets, parent children in common and ensure they can care for one another in life-or-death crises.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

But they would probably just end up getting lost and stumbling upon a hoard of treasure or something.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack