wrapped up

past tense of wrap up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wrapped up Furious season 1 wrapped up the case as Alice arrested Catherine at Jay Easton’s (Peter McRobbie) house — the site where Catherine and her friend Isabel (Larissa Campos) were abused. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Smith and the Pacers wrapped up summer league play on July 18, meaning Smith stood by for one day shy of a full month before inking his first NBA contract. Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Being wrapped up in a soft cardigan is a quintessential fall feeling, and this budget-friendly staple is likely to spend more time out of your closet than in it this season. Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026 Boise State football wrapped up fall camp on Saturday afternoon with its second scrimmage within the space of a week, bringing to a close a grueling 18 days of practices ahead of the start of the season in two weeks. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 Allisen Corpuz wrapped up the last automatic place Friday, and Andrea Lee and Alison Lee took spots off the working ranking Sunday. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival wrapped up on Friday, with Austria taking home the top prize. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026 As their conversation wrapped up, Darrell gathered her daughter, Kenya, Wasserman Schultz and two campaign staffers into a prayer huddle. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 New signings Jacquet and Ronald Araujo played their first minutes for the club as Andoni Iraola’s side wrapped up their pre-season schedule with a 2-0 win over Como. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
Verb
  • The city experienced a recent peak of 719 homicides in 2022, a year before Johnson took office, and ended last year with 416, according to Chicago police statistics.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
    Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As can best be summarized, the title character Niu Lai is a young calf born to a forest/shifting dreamscape who relies on his mother for protection.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Generic content is more likely to be summarized as common knowledge than cited as evidence of authority.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jurors finished yet another day of deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy without reaching a verdict.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The interior, meanwhile, measures 35 sq m (376 sq ft) and is finished in wood, lending it a cozy cabin-like feel.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Just two years ago, Albemarle outlined $750 million in cost-cutting measures including layoffs and project postponements amid plummeting EV sales.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The order Graf read from the bench outlined the evidence presented during the hearing, ruling that the prosecution had met the threshold of probable cause and can still pursue the death penalty.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The costars continued on Yellowstone Dutton Ranch until the fifth and final season concluded in December 2024.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Future Factor Judge Leon concluded that the government had just failed to show that the AT&T-Time Warner merger would substantially lessen competition.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bugonia and Frankenstein still wound up Best Picture nominees.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Chris wound up relapsing and tragically dying from a fentanyl overdose in 2018.
    David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Wrapped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped%20up. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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