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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

Example Sentences

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One investment firm, Buttonwood Funds, thinks getting in at the IPO price is important—especially if the stock winds up soaring in the aftermarket on its debut day.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It genuinely could come down to the advice of whoever he winds up playing golf with next.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

But her intensity, whether seated on the lip of the stage, where she begins, or standing in the organ loft where she winds up at the end, spoke for itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

A large part of OpenAI’s record $40 billion 2025 funding round winds up as revenue for Microsoft and Oracle.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

“She at least has good manners. Her sister, Maria, is about your age and plays with Tom. Well, some might call it play. Most of the time she winds up crying her eyes out.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer