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
Fire crews were ordered to roll up their hoses, despite complaints that a more thorough mop-up was needed.
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Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
And think of this as almost just a mop-up operation.
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NBC news,
28 June 2026
Acuña served as the mop-up man Tuesday in a 12-2 loss, but the Sox chose the more traditional route late Wednesday in their drubbing at the hands of the Yankees.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Firefighters then shifted to mop-up operations, extinguishing hotspots within the containment lines.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Though Watson has been used in mop-up situations and helped the bullpen in that way, sending down a stronger reliever in Samaniego just to keep Watson on the roster makes the bullpen weaker.
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Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Crews continue mop-up work, improving containment lines and assessments of hazard trees in the area, Backe said.
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Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
No injuries were reported, but fire crews were expected to remain at the scene through the evening for mop-up work.
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Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Rioux played sparingly in two years with the Gators, redshirting as a true freshman during the team’s national championship season and then getting on the court in mop-up duty this past season.
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ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
And think of this as almost just a mop-up operation.
—
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Acuña served as the mop-up man Tuesday in a 12-2 loss, but the Sox chose the more traditional route late Wednesday in their drubbing at the hands of the Yankees.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Firefighters then shifted to mop-up operations, extinguishing hotspots within the containment lines.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Though Watson has been used in mop-up situations and helped the bullpen in that way, sending down a stronger reliever in Samaniego just to keep Watson on the roster makes the bullpen weaker.
—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Crews continue mop-up work, improving containment lines and assessments of hazard trees in the area, Backe said.
—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
No injuries were reported, but fire crews were expected to remain at the scene through the evening for mop-up work.
—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Rioux played sparingly in two years with the Gators, redshirting as a true freshman during the team’s national championship season and then getting on the court in mop-up duty this past season.
—
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mop-up
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But this Powerball story has a sad ending.
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The crowd of 42,056 was poised for another wacky Cubs-Brewers ending, though most of those who stuck around seemed to be road-tripping Cubs fans.
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Additional findings could change investigators' conclusions.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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By spinning off its freight unit, the remaining FedEx is focused on parcel and logistics services, while emphasizing higher-margin end markets.
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England won five corners in the additional 6 minutes at the end.
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The finale, which aired on Sunday, June 28, ended with a bang.
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In the final minutes of the finale, Ebraheim calls Albert with the news that the franchising has begun.
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The interiors sport high-gloss finishes, bold patterns, and plush textures.
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And there the prospects for a thrilling finish were temporarily doused at the Travelers Championship, a PGA Signature Event at which thrilling finishes has been a signature.
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Attorneys posed dueling accounts of Payton and Martin’s roles in the deadly 2022 K Street shootings as closing arguments resumed Wednesday in the pair’s murder trial in Sacramento Superior Court.
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The first half of the sentiment, the closing lines of a Zillow ad for an Idaho home listed for sale earlier this month, is pretty common.
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Gaines said the decision felt like the culmination of the last several years of her life, but also a reminder of how far the debate had moved.
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Tuesday’s demonstrations, which were organized in part by the March and March civic organization, were the culmination of protests beginning in April.
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“Mop-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mop-up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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