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ending 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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"As a result, conscripts are now ending up in the war in record numbers."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Okey-Uche said she did not have the figures, but delays in processing applications could lead to some people ending up as undocumented migrants.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s potentially a productivity marvel, but it’s not necessarily stuff you’d want training an AI company’s future models—or ending up leaked in a data breach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

That hypothesis suggests the mammals sometimes travel to feeding grounds in the Antarctic but then take a different journey home -- ending up in a completely new breeding area.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

After learning Haupt's life story, Dasch thought that Haupt ending up in Germany was more like the misadventure of a lifetime.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple