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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
For all intents and purposes, the bulk of the offseason acquisition for the Dallas Cowboys is wrapped up.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Paramount Skydance wrapped up its series of intimate presentations with agencies and marketers in recent weeks.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Wolfhard, who worked with Neon on his directorial debut Hell of a Summer, recently wrapped up his run on Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
As Michigan wrapped up its 69-63 win over Connecticut on April 6 in Indianapolis, CBS Sports announcer Ian Eagle made the final call of the men’s basketball season.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The American Frugal Housewife (1829), A Treatise on Domestic Economy (1842), and The American Woman’s Home (1869) offered instructions on everything from bread-baking to furniture to babies, all wrapped up with a submit-to-your-husband bow.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Copper Mountain officially wrapped up its season on May 3, while Arapahoe Basin is now pushing ahead with one last extended weekend after a late-season snowstorm dropped more than a foot of fresh powder.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Good works Mazda North America in Irvine wrapped up a nearly year-long national school fundraising tour with a stop at the Irvine Spectrum.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The Buckeyes wrapped up spring practice on April 18, then had 11 players — more than any other program in the nation — selected in the NFL Draft last weekend.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Paramount Skydance wrapped up its series of intimate presentations with agencies and marketers in recent weeks.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Wolfhard, who worked with Neon on his directorial debut Hell of a Summer, recently wrapped up his run on Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
As Michigan wrapped up its 69-63 win over Connecticut on April 6 in Indianapolis, CBS Sports announcer Ian Eagle made the final call of the men’s basketball season.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The American Frugal Housewife (1829), A Treatise on Domestic Economy (1842), and The American Woman’s Home (1869) offered instructions on everything from bread-baking to furniture to babies, all wrapped up with a submit-to-your-husband bow.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Copper Mountain officially wrapped up its season on May 3, while Arapahoe Basin is now pushing ahead with one last extended weekend after a late-season snowstorm dropped more than a foot of fresh powder.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Good works Mazda North America in Irvine wrapped up a nearly year-long national school fundraising tour with a stop at the Irvine Spectrum.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The Buckeyes wrapped up spring practice on April 18, then had 11 players — more than any other program in the nation — selected in the NFL Draft last weekend.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
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The Australian policy of refusing to allow boat arrivals to settle has largely ended people smuggling from Southeast Asian ports in rickety fishing boats that had once thrived.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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In 2023, Florida illegally ended Medicaid coverage for almost 500,000 recipients, primarily pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The effect is strongest when caffeine is consumed in the afternoon or evening, according to research summarized in the 2018 National Library of Medicine review.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
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Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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The movie, which literally just finished post-production, arrived on tracking this morning.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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The Barons finished 25-8 last season, losing in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship game to rival Mater Dei Catholic 6-1, then falling to the Crusaders again, 5-4, in the SoCal Regional semifinals.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The countries of Asia are commonly grouped into five subregions—East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Western Asia (the Middle East)—as outlined below.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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On May 4 Ireland became the 66th nation to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords, which call for the peaceful, cooperative human exploration of the moon and Mars, as outlined by the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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Two Connecticut State Police troopers have been cleared in connection with a fatal shooting in Bozrah last August after the state Inspector General concluded that the armed woman who was shot was apparently trying to commit suicide by cop.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travelers from ship to shore in Tenerife, an effort that concluded Monday.—
Mike Corder,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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For example, two weeks ago, the White Sox wound up last on our list despite only one of our voters actually ranking them 30th.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The whole documentary wound up being about that.—
A.D. Amorosi,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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“Wrapped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped%20up. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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