winds up

VERB

finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

close complete conclude do end up finish up settle wrap up

WEAK

be through with bring to a close clean up close down come to the end determine end finalize halt liquidate terminate tie up loose ends

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin introduce neglect start unsettle

WEAK

commence open

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winds up

Maddie winds up in the hospital after cardiac arrest, a condition she’s far too young for.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

According to meteo.gr, the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens, winds up to 130 kilometres per hour were recorded Saturday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

After leaving Earth and partying around the solar system, she winds up in one of the underground neighborhoods on Mars, thoroughly burned out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Multiplying by zero is like sticking a needle on the north pole and everything winds up at zero: anything times zero is zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife