winds up

verb

Definition of winds upnext
present tense third-person singular of wind up
1
as in ends
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time

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2
as in stops
to come to an end her speeches usually wind up with one last joke

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds up
  1. ends
  2. finishes
  3. expires
  4. concludes
  5. ceases
  6. halts
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  • Instead, the Sun ends the final moments of the week on a happy note with its good pal, Jupiter.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The pair said they were resigned to staying in the shelter until the war ends.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ends
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  • The book finishes up with game mehcanics for some of the famous residents of Night Vale that can be used as allies, rivals or enemies in the stories told by the game.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki finishes the season with a MLB record 262 hits.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of finishes
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  • High on the agenda in Azerbaijan will be a global climate finance goal for after 2025, when the current goal of $100 billion per year expires.
    Mahalia Dobson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Gorman, currently executive chairman of Morgan Stanley, chairs the Disney board’s succession planning committee, which is working to identify and prepare the company’s next leader before Iger’s contract expires.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of expires
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  • Some similar dynamics inform the images of Jean-Michel Basquiat with which the exhibition concludes.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, Pete Alonso’s time with in Queens could be coming to end as soon as the Mets’ playoff run concludes.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of concludes
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  • Prosecutors said that about 3 minutes and 10 seconds into the video, Neely ceases all purposeful movement.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Getting dressed ceases to be a compromise.
    Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • The Texas Supreme Court halts the execution of Robert Roberson.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Presiding over a lawsuit filed by The Indianapolis Star and other media organizations after the buffer law took effect last year, Judge James Sweeney issued a preliminary injunction Friday that halts enforcement of the law as litigation unfolds.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of halts
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