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wrap-ups

noun

plural of wrap-up

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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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

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Noun

Before Monday’s investigation summaries posted online, neither agency had posted anything publicly.

— David J. Neal July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of summaries

Noun

Scammers often create sites that appear close to the real thing but include extra words, odd spelling or strange endings.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Concluding the elite races were the amateur groups, which featured dramatic endings on both the men’s and women’s sides.

— Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of endings

Noun

The lawyer takes the tenets of mindfulness to heart, and Dusse takes both these tenets and his protagonist to absurd – and sometimes shockingly violent – conclusions.

— The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Over-reliance on AI for immediate conclusions risks individuals missing the crucial process of building foundational knowledge and critical thinking.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of conclusions

Noun

The framing of balance implies that work and life exist on opposite ends of a scale, with success meaning keeping them perfectly level.

— Aaron Wolowiec, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
But the notion of ends rationalizing the means is problematic on many levels, most of all because without boundaries and structure there is chaos, and few have the same means and leverage at their disposal.

— Vahe Gregorian July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Definition of ends

Noun

Similar themes may return now, but with upcoming eclipses in Leo and the South Node of Destiny’s ingress into this Fire sign on July 26, the growth brought on by this transit will likely come with shifts, culminations and endings.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 June 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

De Hooch’s picture is a puzzle box—an ingenious construction of openings and closings, insides and outsides, revelation and concealment.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
The Chicago market has seen dozens of closings and consolidations in recent years, including Metropolitan Brewing, one of the city’s oldest craft breweries, which filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2023.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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