wrapped up

past tense of wrap up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wrapped up The precise figures go unpublished, all wrapped up in one big commercial total in the accounts, but there is unlikely to be a bigger deal of its kind in the Premier League.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 Hollywood has just wrapped up its best summer in a decade and its biggest vibe shift since the pandemic. ABC News, 4 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
Verb
  • Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Oklahoma State ended its 21-game losing streak against FBS opponents with a 39-31 victory over Oregon.
    Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • Chinese researchers have outlined a future tank that could generate its own power and strike targets hundreds of miles away.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But just two years ago, Albemarle outlined $750 million in cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and project postponements, amid plummeting EV demand.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Independent analysis has concluded that recent Russian elections — including the 2024 presidential contest, in which officials said Putin secured more than 87 percent of the vote — were fraudulent.
    Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But a recent working paper analyzing the results of 42 different studies concluded that school meal programs in high-income economies had minimal effects on students’ behavioral, health or educational outcomes.
    Ari Sen, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The university wound up getting the vast majority of the works on its wish list, the source said.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • How Chrissie Hynde wound up being that kind of songwriter is anyone’s guess.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Wrapped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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