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

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

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

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

No matter who winds up buying Warner, the new combined streamer will still trail YouTube in the U.S., even in the living room.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

There, in a strange twist of nature, the fertilizer winds up poisoning the ocean.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan