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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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“There’s all these glassblowers up there, and they’re doing all this nature-inspired work, and then I ended up five years in.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

We ended up relying on our parents to be guarantors so we could get approved for a Brooklyn apartment.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Which is how you ended up with five cans of beans and no idea how to use them.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

While Parker mostly ended up being a source of support for Behrens, she also supported her husband.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

He ended up alone in an alley, huddling in the doorway of a stone building.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis