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as in ended
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 summarized
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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Recent Examples of wrapped up
There’s even a full urban adventure to get the players wrapped up with the power players in shadow.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Debuting last fall, English Teacher wrapped up its eight-episode season with Evan surprisingly rekindling things with his ex Malcolm, played by Jordan Firstman.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 Sep. 2025
The company showed an open-sided working mockup of the bathroom concept alongside full van prototypes at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, which wrapped up over the weekend.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
There was hope that his game-winning homer during the first game of the nine-game trip the team just wrapped up would lead to his breaking out of the slump.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The flagship series, meanwhile, premiered in 2018 and wrapped up its seventh season in May.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
The outburst comes as Cardi wrapped up a lawsuit filed by a former security guard who accused her of assault outside a Beverly Hills OB-GYN’s office in 2018.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Pennsylvania native wrapped up her 21-month Eras Tour in December.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Set in 1998 and directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film follows Butler as a New York City bartender who is unexpectedly wrapped up the city’s crime world.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Debuting last fall, English Teacher wrapped up its eight-episode season with Evan surprisingly rekindling things with his ex Malcolm, played by Jordan Firstman.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 Sep. 2025
The company showed an open-sided working mockup of the bathroom concept alongside full van prototypes at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, which wrapped up over the weekend.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
There was hope that his game-winning homer during the first game of the nine-game trip the team just wrapped up would lead to his breaking out of the slump.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The flagship series, meanwhile, premiered in 2018 and wrapped up its seventh season in May.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
The outburst comes as Cardi wrapped up a lawsuit filed by a former security guard who accused her of assault outside a Beverly Hills OB-GYN’s office in 2018.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Pennsylvania native wrapped up her 21-month Eras Tour in December.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Set in 1998 and directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film follows Butler as a New York City bartender who is unexpectedly wrapped up the city’s crime world.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
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The Dow ended the day in the green but significantly off session highs, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the session lower.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Finances got so bad, and mistrust so high, that New York mob boss Meyer Lansky, an old childhood friend whose money was financing the project, allegedly ordered the hit that ended Siegel’s life in July 1947.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now, even lighthearted comments can be captured, summarized and circulated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Additional data for observed 5-Day (5D) and 21-Day (21D) returns after earnings are summarized, along with the statistics, in the table below.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2006, Hilleary sought the GOP Senate nomination in Tennessee but finished third.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Animal Crossing decompilation community had just finished reverse-engineering the game's source code, providing readable C instead of PowerPC assembly.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Krueger outlined the trade-offs.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s 2017 legislation outlined the list of SSTBs to limit eligibility for a 20% deduction for certain businesses.—
Ana Teresa Solá,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The video concluded with Sharon smiling for the camera while an owl was perched on her raptor glove.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Osbroune concluded her message with a heartfelt note of gratitude.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
13 Sep. 2025
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Worse, Rantanen and the Stars wound up eliminating Colorado in Round 2 of the NHL playoffs last spring.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Vásquez made his first start toward the end of April 2024 and wound up making 20 starts while teaming with Matt Waldron as a bridge while the team managed injuries to both Darvish and Musgrove.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Studio Ends Big Night With Record Wins Seth Rogen closed out a huge night for Apple TV+’s The Studio, which won best comedy.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Four relief pitchers closed out the final 4 2/3 innings allowing just 4 hits.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Wrapped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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