1
as in to end
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 to stop
to come to an end
her speeches usually wind up with one last joke
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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
wait until the windup of your sales pitch before giving up any information about the product's price point
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Recent Examples of wind up
IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory, with snow and winds up to 45 miles per hour (72 kilometers per hour) expected to hit the region Saturday night, lasting into Sunday evening.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
Such a windup suggested that a rerun of their infamous 2020 debate was coming, with Trump casting himself in the role, once again, of rogue gasbag.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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Verb
But what if the vast majority of 6G’s consumer bandwidth demand ultimately winds up resembling today’s 5G profile?
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory, with snow and winds up to 45 miles per hour (72 kilometers per hour) expected to hit the region Saturday night, lasting into Sunday evening.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
After a very long windup, Billy Crystal announces that Comedy Central’s The Daily Show — with Jon Stewart, but no longer with Jon Stewart — has won best talk series.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
Such a windup suggested that a rerun of their infamous 2020 debate was coming, with Trump casting himself in the role, once again, of rogue gasbag.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind up
Verb
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Seton Hall ended its nine-game losing streak and improved to 7-18 overall and 2-12 in the league.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
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That could well have ended the conservative opposition to the Department of Education.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Back in Europe, small to medium sized sales companies, who have long since stopped attending the AFM due to the cost, are increasingly discussing the lack of a fully-fledged fall market in the region to mop up sales on films launched at the late summer to early fall festivals.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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At least 10 killed in worst mass shooting in Sweden's history 01:33 BREAKFAST BROWSE Michael Jordan’s son arrested on drug charge The 34-year-old son of NBA great Michael Jordan was arrested Tuesday in Florida after police officers found his vehicle stopped on railroad tracks.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hot Milk is spare, rigorously structured but enigmatic, with a shocking ending that could fuel weeks of argument.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The annual Caribbean Series club tournament finishes up the preliminary round on Tuesday with a pair of games, after which the field will be whittled from five teams down to four.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Holmes just finished her run in the Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s famous play, which costarred Jim Parsons and Zoey Deutch.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With that focus on upcoming free agents, the Bills will look hard at their upcoming group of expiring contracts.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s arbitrary 75-day pause on the TikTok ban would expire April 5, 2025.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Tennessean last week celebrated the conclusion of its inaugural Journalism Academy program for Tennessee college students.—
Cassandra Stephenson,
The Tennessean,
12 Feb. 2025
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With the conclusion of the 2024 NFL season and Super Bowl LIX in the rearview, teams are already eyeing prospects.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Simultaneously, New York Fashion Week concluded with the Sergio Hudson Fall/Winter 2025 Fashion Show, where Keke Palmer turned heads in a cream ensemble, embodying leadership and authority.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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The tour itself starts on April 19 in Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium and will conclude the North American run in Northwest Stadium in Washington, D.C. on June 18.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The return-to-work ordinance would require city executives to determine timelines to cease remote-work options for their employees.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Wednesday night, precipitation is expected to be both rain and snow but become all rain after 1 a.m. Snow is expected to cease heading into Thursday with rain instead predicted before 1 p.m.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Wind up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind%20up. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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