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as in ending
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration
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as in summarizing
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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Recent Examples of wrapping up
With the heart of tech earnings season wrapping up this week, Wall Street has a clearer picture of how the artificial intelligence race is poised to accelerate in 2026.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Consider wrapping up your journey in the morning.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, though, my snow days look like a combination of shoveling and clearing my car and then wrapping up in multiple blankets to stay cozy with a great book or TV show.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Johnson then went on to play one season for the Oakland Raiders before wrapping up his professional football career in the Arena Football League.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
But in wrapping up a six-month investigation last month, independent counsel Cho’s team concluded that Yoon plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Roland Sands was just wrapping up his surf session at Bolsa Chica State Beach when he got nailed.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The pair have both been criticised for their roles in England losing the Ashes in Australia yet again, with the home side wrapping up the series in a record-equalling 11 days.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The band has announced a summer tour of their home country, Canada, with the run starting on May 26 at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, and wrapping up on June 10 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Consider wrapping up your journey in the morning.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, though, my snow days look like a combination of shoveling and clearing my car and then wrapping up in multiple blankets to stay cozy with a great book or TV show.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Johnson then went on to play one season for the Oakland Raiders before wrapping up his professional football career in the Arena Football League.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
But in wrapping up a six-month investigation last month, independent counsel Cho’s team concluded that Yoon plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Roland Sands was just wrapping up his surf session at Bolsa Chica State Beach when he got nailed.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The pair have both been criticised for their roles in England losing the Ashes in Australia yet again, with the home side wrapping up the series in a record-equalling 11 days.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The band has announced a summer tour of their home country, Canada, with the run starting on May 26 at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, and wrapping up on June 10 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping up
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For LeBron James, missing the game meant the Lakers’ All-Star became ineligible for NBA postseason awards, ending his streak of making the All-NBA team at 21 seasons.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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James then missed a 3-point attempt at the other end, ending the back-and-forth bid, and the Thunder closed out the win at the free-throw line.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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Younger shoppers are using chatbots for comparison shopping, finding deals, summarizing product reviews, and generating shopping lists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The auditor, Andy Hanau, sent the entire council a memo in December summarizing recent savings and efficiencies his office has generated.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The friends along with two women and children were finishing a meal from Wingstop at the apartment when the argument led to gunfire, Davis’ mother, Sherika Kennedy, told the Star-Telegram.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez starred in Season 6 of the Peacock dating series and was one of the breakout stars that year, making it to the final and finishing in third place, coupled with Jana Craig.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Windass struggled, the sight of the 31-year-old dropping so deep 10 minutes from time to take the ball off Max Cleworth inside his own half summing up how disjointed the visitors had become.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Many Reddit users chimed in to offer their perspective, with one commenter summing up the sentiment shared by many.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best.—
Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the reservoirs.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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The city of Decatur is outlining the steps it's been taking to boost security at schools.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But on June 8, 2023, officers issued an environmental protection compliance order to the company, outlining steps the company was to take.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Trump has long alleged, without evidence and despite multiple independent reviews concluding the opposite, that the 2020 election was stolen from him.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Oscars, which are concluding a decades-long run with ABC and Disney, will follow a growing selection of live programming streamed on YouTube, including the first-ever NFL game last fall.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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That would be Southeast Division rival Atlanta, the very team the Hornets meet on Saturday at State Farm Arena before closing out their pre All-Star break schedule against the Hawks four days later in uptown at Spectrum Center.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The department did not elaborate on what closing out that shots fire call entailed.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wrapping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping%20up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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