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winding-up

British  

noun

  1. the process of finishing or closing something, esp the process of closing down a business

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Winding up on the wrong side of the scoreboard in a 19-14 preseason-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals didn't dampen the mood Saturday night.

From Fox News • Aug. 15, 2021

Winding up the conversation to prepare for her next meeting, Allred signs off with the kind of catchy soundbite that’s become her stock in trade.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2018

Winding up several hoses, her fingers ached in the cold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2016

Winding up the debate, Manchester Withington MP John Leech said even many Premier League clubs struggled to make a profit, and said many smaller sides "teeter on the brink, year after year" financially.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2014

Winding up the hillside, and passing banks blue with the large and small gentian, we entered the pines, which made a pleasant change.

From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest

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