wrap-ups

noun

plural of wrap-up
1
as in summaries
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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2
as in endings
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-ups While the Pat Riley Show can still be compelling, what the Heat actually need to do is present more of a united front in such postseason wrap-ups. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 The weekly planner also includes a habit tracker, monthly budget sheets, doodling pages, gratitude lists, and end-of-year wrap-ups to reflect, celebrate, and prepare for your next glow-up. — Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 16 Dec. 2025 As the year winds down, many leaders shift their focus to holiday campaigns, budget wrap-ups or end-of-year reporting. — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap-ups
  1. summaries
  2. endings
  3. conclusions
  4. finales
  5. ends
  6. culminations
  7. closings
Noun
  • The constitutional amendment would add safeguards to ensure fair ballot summaries and require an 80% vote in the state Legislature to reverse laws passed through citizen initiatives.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The library spans over 2,000 titles across productivity, leadership, psychology, health, and personal finance, with new summaries added regularly.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of summaries
Noun
  • Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle.
    — James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Most major characters got their happy endings, though the Roy/Keeley/Jamie love triangle was left largely unresolved.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • The barrel auction, conducted by Sotheby’s alongside Napa Valley Vintners, led to similar conclusions.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • With each season closing with an unresolved ending, Halsall says finales are crafted to keep the audience wanting more.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Grucci made its name on finales—when the tempo picks up and the reports intensify.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of finales
Noun
  • The third-year defensive ends/outside linebackers coach brought in several transfer additions as the Yellow Jackets look to attack the quarterback more following a 26-sack output in 2025, which ranked 10th-best in the ACC.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Since the older, more fragile ends have been cut away, what's left tends to look and feel thicker and stronger.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ends
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • The school closure process So far, neighborhood efforts to stop school closings haven’t yielded many results.
    — Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Bill 26-0192 gets rid of the requirement for the Board of Estimates’ approval of minor privileges, such as sidewalk and street closings or the approval of private signs extending into the public right of way.
    — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of closings

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“Wrap-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap-ups. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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