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

But if our A.I. future winds up somewhere on the more dystopian end of the spectrum, won’t you want your guide through it to be a cute little guy?

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Then we can make more Oppenheimer comparisons when he winds up pacing the frontiers, wringing his hands and muttering the Bhagavad Gita about what he’s unleashed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

This is why the typical chicken yard quickly winds up bare and hard as brick.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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