windup
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Synonyms & Antonyms for windup
Synonyms: Noun
capper, close, closing, conclusion, consummation, end, endgame, ending, finale, finis, finish, grand finale, homestretch, mop-up, wrap-up
Synonyms: Verb
close, close out, complete, conclude, end, finish, round (off or out), terminate, wrap up
Antonyms: Noun
baseline, beginning, dawn, day one, nascence, nascency, opening, start
Antonyms: Verb
begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start
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Examples of windup in a Sentence
Noun
the windup of the negotiations He went into the windup, then threw the pitch. a pitcher with an unusual windup Her brother's act was just a wind-up to get her angry.Adjective
She has an old windup record player in her attic.Verb
try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time her speeches usually wind up with one last joke
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
If anything, Cone says, his pitching motion, dropping his body down during the windup and nearly scraping his back knee on the dirt, helped take the pressure off his right arm. — Matt Martell, SI.com, "As MLB Continues to Evolve, So Does David Cone," 18 July 2019 The Reds weren’t holding Harper close to third base, positioning third baseman Eugenio Suárez toward the back of the infield with two outs, and Gray was pitching out of the windup with a focus on his pitches to Hoskins. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "How the Cincinnati Reds caught Bryce Harper trying to steal home," 8 June 2019 Perdomo tip-toed through his windup, lobbed a ball to the plate and watched as his pitch clanked off the top of Pillar’s left cleat. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Pillar’s bizarre hit by pitch fuels four-run rally, Giants break out the brooms in San Diego," 3 July 2019 In the windup to Slack’s listing, Accel converted about a quarter of its Slack holdings to common stock, allowing it to sell that portion of its shares. — Lizette Chapman, Fortune, "This VC Firm Invested $200 Million in Slack. Now Its Stake Is Worth $4.6 Billion," 21 June 2019 As Alcantara began his slow windup with his head down, Martin broke for the plate. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers strike out 15 times in 4-2 loss to Indians," 15 June 2019 With that in mind, Huntley pitcher Briana Bower finished her windup and unleashed a riseball. — Paul Johnson, Elgin Courier-News, "Tower of Bower: Sophomore pitcher Briana Bower strikes out 15 as Huntley reaches state for first time," 4 June 2019 Using a side windup, Army veteran Frank Anderson threw a strike to Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp. — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "WATCH: 104-year-old World War II Veteran Throws Out First Pitch at Memphis Redbirds Game," 5 July 2018 Vail threw every pitch of the final four innings out of the windup Sunday in leading Gloucester Catholic to a 5-2 victory over St. Augustine in the Coaches vs. Cancer showcase. — Phil Anastasia, Philly.com, "Pitcher Andrew Vail powers Gloucester Catholic past St. Augustine," 29 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And some has come from the big-name showrunners, directors and actors who have wound up with smaller shares of the back-end profits. — Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post, "Big agencies and studios have a lock on Hollywood. It’s high time to apply antitrust law.," 9 Sep. 2019 Hard to fault Mayock, though, for the Antonio Brown debacle, which may actually wind up galvanizing this young roster. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "2019 NFL season: 100 names to know as Week 1 kicks off," 8 Sep. 2019 With Brooks, Sestina, Montgomery, Richards and Allen all also competing for time up front, Hall of Fame coach John Calipari has a host of options for his frontcourt rotation even after missing out on N’Faly Dante, who wound up at Oregon instead. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "Kentucky Counting on Kahlil Whitney to Make His Mark on Both Ends," 3 Sep. 2019 Here’s a quick recap of where everyone wound up: • Offensive tackle Ryan Alexander, who started 12 games for the Jaguars last season, left as a graduate transfer prior to spring practice. — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, "Where did South Alabama’s football transfers wind up?," 30 Aug. 2019 Proportion of these that wind up in the sea: 80 percent. — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why I'm Obsessed With This Hotel Toothbrush," 26 Aug. 2019 The names of players who wound up at Ohio State are redacted, while the names of recruits who went elsewhere can be seen. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Ohio State releases Urban Meyer-Zach Smith investigation records: Everything you need to know," 2 Aug. 2019 The result is a lot of bad design that will probably wind up in a landfill or being destroyed. — Marc Bain, Quartzy, "4 things brands should do for the environment instead of launching a new sustainable line," 1 Aug. 2019 At the same time, if markets continue to react badly, the Fed’s move could wind up destabilizing things even more. — Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, "With today’s rate cut, the Fed is jeopardizing its credibility," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'windup.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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