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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
Plus, its textured arch pattern looks great draped over the couch or the foot of the bed when you’re not wrapped up in it.
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
After the red carpet wrapped up, the pop star switched her look, trading the pink outfit for a rich maroon ensemble.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Fortune just wrapped up its Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which hosted business and finance leaders to discuss a range of business topics, including—unsurprisingly—the future of artificial intelligence.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The band also went on a tour in support of the album that wrapped up in the spring.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
The DGA‘s African American Steering Committee has announced the third class of its Learning Tree Fellowship Directing Program, which has now wrapped up.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Tony & Ziva, has officially wrapped up its debut season.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The committee started planning this year's event just two months after last year's wrapped up.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
He was wrapped up in a high-profile bullying scandal during the 2013 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
After the red carpet wrapped up, the pop star switched her look, trading the pink outfit for a rich maroon ensemble.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Fortune just wrapped up its Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which hosted business and finance leaders to discuss a range of business topics, including—unsurprisingly—the future of artificial intelligence.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The band also went on a tour in support of the album that wrapped up in the spring.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
The DGA‘s African American Steering Committee has announced the third class of its Learning Tree Fellowship Directing Program, which has now wrapped up.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Tony & Ziva, has officially wrapped up its debut season.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The committee started planning this year's event just two months after last year's wrapped up.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
He was wrapped up in a high-profile bullying scandal during the 2013 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
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His tenure ended after consecutive losses to his former Notre Dame defensive coordinators Clark Lea (now the Vanderbilt head coach) and Mike Elko (Texas A&M), putting him at 34-14 in Baton Rouge.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, Megan felt no spark in person with Mike, so that ended quickly.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bower summarized that reporting in a post on X (formerly Twitter), prompting Halligan’s outreach.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The final minute of the first half pretty much summarized the opening 24 minutes of Wednesday’s tilt between Class 6A powers Lakeville South and Rosemount.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Wild, who finished 30th in the NHL on the penalty kill the past two years, have given up 10 goals on 25 chances this year (60 percent).—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Thorne finished in second, with the blueberry coming in third and the dumpster-diving contestant, Mike, winning the grand prize.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to trying to hold lawmakers accountable for passing a state spending plan on time, Duggan outlined his plan to give school administrators a runway to improve student outcomes before firing them, which would give school districts some say in their accountability measures.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chinese authorities outlined plans to increase the country’s self-reliance and deepen its dominance of manufacturing.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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As dinner concluded, Cynthia Erivo took the microphone to invite everyone to continue the celebration.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Finally, panelists concluded by talking about the importance of guardrails that protect creators and their intellectual property.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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One group left, signed a treaty and wound up in Oklahoma,.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Which wound up not being the case?—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite copious replays suggesting Sturdivant had it, football requires the same standard to overturn a call that the judiciary requires to convict someone of a felony, and the Dawgs closed out yet another comeback.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Jonathan Bailey, another Time 100 Next cover star, closed out the evening with a tribute to in-person connection.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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