MOP-UP Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

mop-up

noun

ˈmäp-ˌəp

Definition of mop-up

as in ending

the last part of a process or action the general announced that the remaining fighting would be only a mop-up to a war that was all but over

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Recent Examples of mop-up Firefighters knocked down several new blazes Friday, and officials warned crews not to grow complacent during mop-up. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Crews remained on the scene for several more hours to complete mop-up, authorities said. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 Crews remained at the scene Friday night searching for hot spots and completing mop-up operations. — Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 Fire crews were ordered to roll up their hoses, despite complaints that a more thorough mop-up was needed. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mop-up

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Noun

Related Stories Below, Variety has gathered the five biggest differences between the book and the film, from one jaw-dropping scene the movie adds to the much darker ending of the book.

— William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
That material teased Beyond’s continuation of Across the Spider-Verse’s ending.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Noun

But viewers had already seen Rosalía in them minutes earlier, at the conclusion of her one appearance in a comedy sketch.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The report’s main conclusion was that two years ago, the DeSantis team diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement for political purposes.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Noun

The final scene was shot on Marina Beach at the end of a rough day, in a window of just a few hours.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The vestiges of his fading memory flash by with a haunting plainness, the melancholy of all this Americana and the sadness of a mind ravaged by time strike the viewer plainly at the end of this maximalist piece of life-writing.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

In 1991, Saint Laurent closed his fall-winter 1991 Rive Gauche runway show with a finale parade rendered almost entirely in gold fabrics.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Fans have been eager for updates about season three after the season two finale set the stage for major star arcs to advance.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of finale

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The tiny corner kitchen has been updated with white cabinetry and a tiled backsplash, while there’s more new white finishes in the bathroom.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026
In fact, on red carpets around the globe, A-listers kept up the momentum all week long, choosing architectural designs with textural, high-impact finishes.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of finish

Noun

Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Federal Communications Commission a temporary win on Thursday in its legal battle over who is entitled to favorable advertising rates in the closing weeks of the costly and hotly contested midterm elections.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing

Noun

There is little judgment of the quality of the works, and consequently little culmination.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
This tendency reached its culmination with the pandemic, when official discourse in places like Brazil and the United States literally began to say that people had to choose between the economy and life.

— Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

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