ending
noun
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close.
endings
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pluralof ending.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Coroners are in the business of endings, putting a neat period on decades of damage with phrases like “cardiac arrest.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Alongside the pearled axons, they found evidence of ultrafast endocytosis, a process through which nerve endings quickly retrieve membrane after releasing chemical messages.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Transformations often are viewed as projects with beginnings and endings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the end of the documentary, however, Griezmann stood in front of the Metropolitano and revealed he was staying at Atletico Madrid in one of two different endings reportedly filmed to keep the decision secret.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A century ago, the foreign ending would have been preferred, but over the years we’ve given English plural endings to more and more foreign-derived words.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
