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verb

Definition of wrap upnext
1
as in to end
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 to summarize
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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wrap-up

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noun

ˈrap-ˌəp How to pronounce wrap-up (audio)
1
as in summary
a short statement of the main points a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points

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as in ending
the last part of a process or action the opening of the museum's modern art wing marks the wrap-up of its decade-long expansion plan

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Recent Examples of wrap up
Verb
At the Edinburgh Fringe, which wrapped up its 79th edition late last month, almost anything can be a show. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 And with so much of modern innovation wrapped up in increasingly omnipresent AI tools, every employee is, potentially, an innovator. — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
As Deadline noted, a similar wrap-up is in talks for XO, Kitty, the spinoff series of the To All The Boys films starring Lara Jean Song-Covey’s (Lana Condor) younger sister Katherine ‘Kitty’ (Anna Cathcart). — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 These showers should wrap-up around noon. — Scott Withers, CBS News, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wrap up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap up
  1. end
  2. summarize
  3. summary
  4. ending
  5. finish
  6. outline
  7. conclusion
  8. conclude
Verb
  • Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The World Health Organization said more than 500 people were killed in a weeklong period ending Saturday, a sharp increase.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of end
Verb
  • The story also summarized how much money the two candidates had raised from different categories of supporters, such as the proprietors of nursing homes, labor unions and small donors.
    — Robert Boatright, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Its internal My Assistant tool helps corporate associates summarize documents, draft content and prepare analyses, acting as a day-to-day partner instead of a separate learning portal.
    — Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of summarize
Noun
  • The summaries have the stiff, cautious tone of a book report written by a student who only watched the movie.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In financial institutions, this is extended, as AI copilots help analysts draft first-pass regulatory summaries, run stress-testing simulations, analyze trade anomalies and produce documentation for complex risk models.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • So, while the model maintains a steady flow of minidresses (spanning her modish orange number from Oddli to a piece of beige Valentino vintage), summer is, in fact, ending.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In non-linear lyric forms, the following collections braid love’s ruthless endings with its tenderest beginnings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Tools can also summarize meeting transcripts, identify follow-up tasks and prepare customer relationship management (CRM) updates before a salesperson finishes their next meeting.
    — Don Markland, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of finish
Verb
  • The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than simply predicting a doomsday plot, the main purpose of this release is to outline a pathway with the necessary steps to set things on the right track.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of outline
Noun
  • The banquet room of an Elgin restaurant resonated with those words at the conclusion of a rousing tune featuring four-part barbershop harmony.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Two people can examine the same evidence and reach different conclusions.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of conclusion
Verb
  • Your essay concludes with a reflection on the financial difficulties that come with working in print journalism.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • German officials said police findings, intelligence information and the methods used in the attack led Berlin to conclude Russia was responsible.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Wrap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap%20up. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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