WINKS (OUT) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

winks (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wink (out)

as in ends

to come to an end she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day

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Those hoping the Iran war ends soon currently face disappointment.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Clarify the roles, choose a timeline, and schedule the next check-in before the conversation ends.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ends

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The metalpoint tool sometimes slips or skitters; the fountain pen sometimes stops working—though, deprived of vision, the artist is unaware, and keeps drawing the now-invisible line.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
There’s a tender, surprising moment of reconciliation in the novel’s final pages — the place where story stops.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of stops

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Three-quarters of the way through an all-in-all pretty thrilling Reacher season, a picaresque episode introduces still another villain and concludes on a particularly dire cliffhanger.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
His departure concludes one of the most successful coaching tenures in junior college football history.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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