wrapped up

past tense of wrap up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wrapped up After last week’s pseudo-bottle episode came up short, the Apple TV series packed in 44 minutes of character development, wrapped up mini plotlines and launched a classic, low-stakes dilemma for our titular football coach. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 For a player with an English father and Mexican mother, raised in Idaho and now kicking for Kansas, there is plenty wrapped up in that flag. Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 The two-night premiere that kicked off on Tuesday and wrapped up on Wednesday saw surprising frontrunners emerge, technical difficulties threaten to mire the spectacle, and of course, a pair of promising contenders sent home. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles wrapped up a playoff spot on Monday and still is vying for the top seed in the NL. ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 The precise figures go unpublished, all wrapped up in one big commercial total in the accounts, but there is unlikely to be a bigger deal of its kind in the Premier League. James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The former finance worker wrapped up his own aerospace career back in 2017, winding down from a three-decade career of crunching financial figures. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 Notre Dame safety Adon Shuler had just wrapped up practice Wednesday at the Irish Athletics Center, putting the final work in before Sunday’s season opener against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
Verb
  • The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The conflict, which ended the following year, claimed over 100,000 lives and contributed to famine in the region.
    Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The story also summarized how much money the two candidates had raised from different categories of supporters, such as the proprietors of nursing homes, labor unions and small donors.
    Robert Boatright, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Barkov, just nine months removed from surgery, finished the tournament leading Finland with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) over 10 games.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Both those stages had a similar profile to this race, while Healy also finished an impressive third at last year’s edition in Rwanda.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And then there was the Israeli condition that Hamas disarmament should come first, and then the rest of the promises outlined in the ceasefire could follow.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon said it was not given advanced notice that Muse would access its store and outlined several other concerns.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The grand jury and Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath both concluded those allegations were baseless.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The first phase of the competition concluded in late August, with all 25,000 relationships between polynomials and symmetry groups realized.
    Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There’s a guy who wound up dying under mysterious circumstances that makes up part of him.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Shipley wound up with a 69 and tied for third with Ricky Castillo (65), three shots behind.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Wrapped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped%20up. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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