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Verb
Two of the artists who performed at the 2022 halftime show, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar, wound up with album of the year nods that year. Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024 Nacua wound up recording seven games for over 100 yards. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Known for his quirky windups, Cortes sped up his delivery and shuffled his feet on a would-be third strike against Chicago’s Corey Julks in the sixth inning of Friday’s 4-2 win, but home plate umpire Laz Diaz waved off the pitch, prompting an argument from the pitcher and Boone. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024 This is merely director Carlos Saldanha’s sometimes sluggish windup. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wind up 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind up
Verb
  • Virgin Atlantic ceased all flights to Hong Kong — and closed an office there — in 2022, ending the airline’s 30-year presence in the Asian financial hub.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
  • That followed a tie for seventh-place finish the week before at the SAS Championship in Cary, N.C., to end the regular season.
    Frankie Frisco, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The Broad Fire burned around 33 acres, but its forward progress was stopped and firefighters were mopping up late Wednesday afternoon, Malibu’s city government said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Since Mariah couldn't make her Cincinnati stop, fans brought the show to her.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Photo: Kimberley French/A24 Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of Heretic.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • There’s this extraordinary moment where the ending of the Jan 6th hearings were concluding at the very moment of his entire congressional career.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The 49ers finished 6-10 in a nightmarish COVID year. 2019: Week 4, 10-3.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The Indians finished 0-10 overall, including 0-5 in the Lambda League, this past season.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The players union and league had until Nov. 1 to opt out of the deal (which was previously set to expire in 2027) and took the opportunity to do so with attention at a high following a thrilling end of the season.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • According to Radio France Internationale, missile-maker MBDA has been restoring expired French air force SCALP-EG for onward transfer to Ukraine.
    David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The decrease in revenue is primarily related to the conclusion of higher margin grants associated with the development of SGX943 and CiVax™.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The conclusion of the poll is that many Americans think celebrities should stay out of politics, YouGov said — an idea in line with assertions made by the New York Times’ Peter Baker.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • As first reported by the Associated Press, their discovery concludes a decades-long mystery about their whereabouts while highlighting numerous stories previously lost to history.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In a classified assessment prepared in early October, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia, which favors Donald Trump, and Iran, which prefers Kamala Harris, were both plotting covert propaganda campaigns to sow post-election discord over the vote counting.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • People also could order food online to pick up at different locations with the Order Ahead program, but that service will cease when the Feed Rogers building opens and people can shop for their own food again.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But as Trump’s presidency went on and his comments and actions didn’t cease to shock, Weymar and her Tiny Pricks community remained as emboldened as ever to bear witness to and record the political climate through craft.
    Gabby Shacknai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

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