1
as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration
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2
as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points
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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the opening of the museum's modern art wing marks the wrap-up of its decade-long expansion plan
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Recent Examples of wrap up
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Yoon was expected to make a closing statement later in the hearing before the Constitutional Court reviewing his impeachment, as public hearings wrap up and his political fate is placed in the hands of eight judges.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Giants wrap-up: Which players hit their incentives?
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Verb
That’s how many people attended the world’s largest religious gathering, which wrapped up today in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Yoon was expected to make a closing statement later in the hearing before the Constitutional Court reviewing his impeachment, as public hearings wrap up and his political fate is placed in the hands of eight judges.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
The Wall Street Journal Quite simply, the Wall Street Journal—in its pages, contains a daily wrap-up of key events for business leaders.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Giants wrap-up: Which players hit their incentives?
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap up
Verb
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Hamas has freed all 25 living hostages included in the first six-week phase ending on March 1 in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Details: The parade begins at 6pm on Monday, March 17 at 6th and Nicollet and ends at 12th and Nicollet.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Comer summarized Denver’s 2017 policy — mentioned below — which prohibits local law enforcement and jail deputies from aiding in the enforcement of federal immigration laws.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
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Still, Trump is expected to use the opportunity to summarize his early second-term accomplishments.—
Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Agencies will still be allowed to offer documents and services in languages other than English, according to a White House summary of the order seen by The Wall Street Journal.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The military released only a summary of the report and military officials outlined its findings.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The ending, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Portia & Jack 3 of 6 What happens to Portia and Jack in The White Lotus season 2 ending?—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Even though Love finished the race in a better position at sixth, the two weren't happy.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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My personal favorite scotch right now is a distillery edition of Lagavulin 16 that was finished in mezcal casks.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At a meeting held at Southwest High School on Sept. 18, 1961, Missouri highway engineers outlined the plan — a six-lane, high-speed, limited-access highway, much of it depressed 20 feet or more below the surface.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2025
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Collective bargaining agreements between an employer and a union representing workers outlines the rights and benefits of employees such as their pay schedule and their ability to challenge demotions or terminations.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Early on, Clement telegraphs his conclusion in his discussion of what Rule 48(a) does and doesn't permit a judge to do.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t the first time that fans have jumped to the conclusion that Affleck was trying to woo his ex-wife.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Icke’s’ Oedipus began performances at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre on October 4, 2024, and concluded its record-breaking run on January 4.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Russian assaults are down from up to 60 per day to as few as 18, CDS concluded.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Wrap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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