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: a summarizing report
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: a concluding part : finale
wrapped up; wrapping up; wraps up
Synonyms
Examples of wrap-up in a Sentence
Verb
a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration
a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Seven billion were linked to Irma alone, the agency reported in a wrap-up of the storm released Monday.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
That is unlikely to happen before the elections, as MEPs rush to wrap-up unfinished legislation and prepare their campaigns.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
The next stop is Tokyo's National Stadium on Wednesday against Vissel Kobe, and a wrap-up match on Feb. 16 in Florida against Newell’s Old Boys — Messi’s boyhood club in Argentina, and the club that might be his final destination before retiring.
—Stephen Wade, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The Scorers Table will be live this week to wrap-up each round.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2024
TaxSlayer gives you a great wrap-up of your return.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
Brittany’s wrap-up includes a measure in Maine to expand the reach of the new prices that Medicare will negotiate for prescription drugs, and seven states that could renew their efforts to create prescription drug affordability boards.
—Rachel Cohrs Reprints, STAT, 2 Jan. 2024
And catch our year-end wrap-up on the Leadership Next podcast here.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Once everything is wrapped up, planners can debrief with their clients with a final meeting and move on to the next project.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
Having just wrapped up its lengthy stay in San Francisco, the vibrant Cirque du Soleil big-top spectacle opens for a multiweek run, April 18 to May 26, at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Monday’s 75-60 win over the Purdue Boilermakers wrapped up UConn’s second successive NCAA men’s basketball national championship title, cementing the Huskies in the pantheon of great college teams.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In total, Disney wrapped up 2023 with 149.6 million Disney+ subscribers, compared with 161.8 million as of the end of 2022.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Once the Senate wraps up impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, expected to take up most of lawmakers’ time next week, Schumer could put the tax bill to a vote on or shortly after the April 15 tax deadline.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The Celebration Tour will officially wrap up with a special, free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 4 at Copacabana Beach.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
That first season wrapped up during the hazy fury that followed the 2000 presidential election.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
Last year’s announcement of the Garden residency wrap-up came just weeks after reports that Joel was putting his 26-acre waterfront property on Long Island up for sale for $49 million.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Seven billion were linked to Irma alone, the agency reported in a wrap-up of the storm released Monday.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
That is unlikely to happen before the elections, as MEPs rush to wrap-up unfinished legislation and prepare their campaigns.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
The next stop is Tokyo's National Stadium on Wednesday against Vissel Kobe, and a wrap-up match on Feb. 16 in Florida against Newell’s Old Boys — Messi’s boyhood club in Argentina, and the club that might be his final destination before retiring.
—Stephen Wade, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The Scorers Table will be live this week to wrap-up each round.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2024
TaxSlayer gives you a great wrap-up of your return.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
Brittany’s wrap-up includes a measure in Maine to expand the reach of the new prices that Medicare will negotiate for prescription drugs, and seven states that could renew their efforts to create prescription drug affordability boards.
—Rachel Cohrs Reprints, STAT, 2 Jan. 2024
And catch our year-end wrap-up on the Leadership Next podcast here.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
Verb
Ron Hextall scores his second career goal and becomes the first goalie to connect for a playoff goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 8-5.
1993 — Bernhard Langer of Germany wraps up his second Masters title with a 20-foot eagle putt on No. 13.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Once everything is wrapped up, planners can debrief with their clients with a final meeting and move on to the next project.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
Having just wrapped up its lengthy stay in San Francisco, the vibrant Cirque du Soleil big-top spectacle opens for a multiweek run, April 18 to May 26, at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Monday’s 75-60 win over the Purdue Boilermakers wrapped up UConn’s second successive NCAA men’s basketball national championship title, cementing the Huskies in the pantheon of great college teams.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In total, Disney wrapped up 2023 with 149.6 million Disney+ subscribers, compared with 161.8 million as of the end of 2022.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Once the Senate wraps up impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, expected to take up most of lawmakers’ time next week, Schumer could put the tax bill to a vote on or shortly after the April 15 tax deadline.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The Celebration Tour will officially wrap up with a special, free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 4 at Copacabana Beach.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
That first season wrapped up during the hazy fury that followed the 2000 presidential election.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Wrap-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrap-up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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