1
: a summarizing report
2
: a concluding part : finale
wrapped up; wrapping up; wraps up
Examples of wrap-up in a Sentence
Noun
a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points
the opening of the museum's modern art wing marks the wrap-up of its decade-long expansion plan
Verb
a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration
a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, during the season’s wrap-up media sessions for Lynch and Shanahan, the substation question came up from a reporter.
—Alex Valdes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
On that December afternoon, coach Dan McKendrick was wrapping up when the subject turned to Sterzik.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In his wrap-up remarks, Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield said that some residents have been hit hard by the loss of the federal Affordable Care Act subsidies – and have been able to pay their premiums with state assistance.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, during the season’s wrap-up media sessions for Lynch and Shanahan, the substation question came up from a reporter.
—Alex Valdes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
The next morning, she was shot to death after getting wrapped up in a scheme gone horribly wrong.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
On that December afternoon, coach Dan McKendrick was wrapping up when the subject turned to Sterzik.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Wrap-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrap-up. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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