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Recent Examples of wind up
Verb
Damaging winds up to 80 mph and large hail are in the forecast. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025 That match was paused because of spectators' consistent use of the slur, particularly to try to throw off an opposing goalkeeper before a player winds up to take a free kick. Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
Jackie Robinson was on third base for the Dodgers and went to steal home as Ford entered his windup. Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024 Fernando Valenzuela’s famous windup involved rotating his slender legs and broad, burly chest, eyes gazing to the heavens. Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wind up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind up
Verb
  • In addition to the job cuts, the club has also taken the decision to end free lunches for staff, reduce executive bonuses and stop donations to certain charitable causes, according to Reuters.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The goal here is, the only way out to end this war is to negotiate out of it.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Just a normal kid, that is, until two girls stop him, eyes wide and mouths agape, to ask for photos.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Bars in the neighborhood must stop admitting patrons at 6:30pm and end alcohol service by 7pm Sunday.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There could be sudden news or an ending around health or employment matters, too.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Even Clayton, though, is defeated by the story’s sensational and highly symbolic ending, which defeats all attempts to shoot it straightforwardly.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For much of that extraordinary season, when Newcastle also finished fourth in the Premier League, Isak and Wilson pushed each other on, but for the final, neither was in prime shape.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Not all dogs are able to successfully finish this training, which is why guide dogs are often selectively bred with other guide dogs in the hope their offspring would have a better chance at making it through the same training.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • And flight credits for tickets purchased on or after May 28 will expire in one year, or earlier, depending on the type of fare purchased.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Accounts or sessions should automatically expire after their set duration.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Federal Reserve is widely expected by economists to leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday at the conclusion of its March meeting.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Board Chair Mark Jerrell was blunt at the presentation’s conclusion.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Safely reaching Earth concluded a trip that, for Williams and Wilmore, has garnered broad interest because of the unexpected nature of their extended stay in orbit and the dramatic turn of events that prevented them from returning home aboard the Boeing Starliner vehicle.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The tournament begins with the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio, and concludes with the championship showdown in San Antonio, Texas.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The program ended in the early 1960s after a member of the CIA Inspector General's staff learned of MKUltra's experiments and ordered them to cease all experimentation on non-consenting subjects.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • On Thursday, the university, a historically Black institution, ordered the fraternity chapter to cease all activities and suspended pledging for all Greek organizations for the rest of the academic year.
    Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025

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“Wind up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind%20up. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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