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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
The Kings' victory, combined with Nashville's loss to San Jose earlier Monday night, wrapped up their playoff spot and eliminated both the Predators and the Sharks.
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CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The Senate will begin deliberating on the budget this week, as it was scheduled to, and that chamber should have its work wrapped up by week’s end.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
The Kings' victory, combined with Nashville's loss to San Jose earlier Monday night, wrapped up their playoff spot and eliminated both the Predators and the Sharks.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
About 1,000 riders take the Silver Line each year, according to MTS officials, and the trolleys’ maintenance budget is wrapped up in the department’s $135 million rail operations expenses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
When freshman Braylon Mullins wrapped up his talk, Hurley headbutted the player, appearing to call back to his interaction with a referee immediately after the win over the Duke Blue Devils.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The midterm election was a hot topic at the influential conservative gathering, which wrapped up Sunday.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Macquarie’s Thierry Wizman and Gareth Berry maintain that Trump wants the war wrapped up in roughly six weeks.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
In the show, Onassis, played by Naomi Watts, is wrapped up in her past life in the White House.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The Senate will begin deliberating on the budget this week, as it was scheduled to, and that chamber should have its work wrapped up by week’s end.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
The Kings' victory, combined with Nashville's loss to San Jose earlier Monday night, wrapped up their playoff spot and eliminated both the Predators and the Sharks.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
About 1,000 riders take the Silver Line each year, according to MTS officials, and the trolleys’ maintenance budget is wrapped up in the department’s $135 million rail operations expenses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
When freshman Braylon Mullins wrapped up his talk, Hurley headbutted the player, appearing to call back to his interaction with a referee immediately after the win over the Duke Blue Devils.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The midterm election was a hot topic at the influential conservative gathering, which wrapped up Sunday.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Macquarie’s Thierry Wizman and Gareth Berry maintain that Trump wants the war wrapped up in roughly six weeks.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
In the show, Onassis, played by Naomi Watts, is wrapped up in her past life in the White House.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
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For loved ones, the ceremony is not only about mourning, but about reclaiming Tianah's story from the violence that ended it.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Months before that, in a separate interview, the star revealed Netflix had not called her back to film after her maternity leave ended.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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In a news release, the UTLA summarized the tentative deal.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The court reasoned that the clause was in very small font, wasn’t in bold or all caps and the ticket only summarized the arbitration clause rather than offer its specifics.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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As in the game where the loser’s season is finished, left to instead to stare for weeks at miniscule draft-lottery odds.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hoby Milner, Ben Brown (two innings) and Hunter Harvey finished the five-hitter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The interview took place shortly after prosecutors outlined charges against eight people, including five men accused of second-degree murder in the deaths of seven workers killed in the July 1, 2025, explosion.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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That event outlined a series of transformative, agencywide initiatives aimed at advancing the National Space Policy and strengthening American leadership in space.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Thirty Years’ War, which was concluded by the Peace of Westphalia, in 1648, spread across mainland Europe and killed some eight million people.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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At the time, the Justice Department concluded that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence lacked jurisdiction over allegations involving a president’s private conversations with a fellow head of state.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, the other two members wound up suing Beyoncé and Kelly, claiming that being managed by Beyoncé's dad Mathew led to favoritism within the group.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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While the national champion Bruins spent Monday dancing across the league from Toronto to Chicago, the Sparks didn’t get a chance to acquire any of them, and wound up with three late picks who will raise no eyebrows and play few minutes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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