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ends 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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He does better on “Habibti,” which feels like it collects all the weird castoffs of this cycle but ends up being the most interesting to follow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Whether May ends up being the peak of the current inflation spike remains to be seen.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

In this version of events, he ends up with four.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But it also has meant that she ends up twinning with her father, who is fond of wearing black leather jackets and trench coats.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

What begins as a denunciation of those defending slavery somehow doubles back on itself and ends up in worrisome confusion that the matter is being talked about at all.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis