ended 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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The first 25 minutes of the movie required 16,181 initial video generations, which ended up as 253 final shots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Exactly how the whale ended up on an island off Denmark's East Jutland coast in the Kattegat strait is a mystery.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

This is where the home run ball of Agoura’s Tyler Starling ended up on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Even in the pivotal clinical trials, not all participants ended up with clinically meaningful weight loss, which is considered 5% from baseline.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

I ended up not trying again, and then it was suppertime.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott