wrapped up

verb

past tense of wrap up
1
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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2
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 Irvin was one of hundreds of alumni on campus Saturday as Miami wrapped up its first week of fall camp, with Year 5 of Cristobal’s tenure now less than four weeks away from beginning. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The value of my executive coaching work felt real the first time a coaching session wrapped up without a happy ending. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 His legacy is going to be largely wrapped up in ensuring that Iran never has a nuclear weapon. — NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026 Hajduk Split just wrapped up the preliminary qualification rounds in the UEFA Women's Champions League and while they were knocked out of contention for a qualifying spot there's a lot more soccer left to be played. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Last week tech's hyperscalers wrapped up their quarterly updates, which had investors laser focused on artificial intelligence spending. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 The 10-episode drama about paternal anxiety and devotion wrapped up over the weekend. — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026 Szoboszlai was also heavily involved in ensuring that Iraola’s side wrapped up victory late on. — James Pearce, New York Times, 26 July 2026 After an exciting few weeks, the 2026 FIFA World Cup wrapped up at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday with a very tense—bordering on unpleasant—contest between Spain and Argentina. — Vogue, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
  1. ended
  2. summarized
  3. finished
  4. outlined
  5. concluded
  6. wound up
Verb
  • Brent crude futures ended last week down more than 7% following signals from Washington that an agreement with Tehran to unblock the vital maritime chokepoint was in sight.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Edge rusher Jonathan Greenard is now in Philly, and he was replaced by third-year Dallas Turner, who ended 2025 on a high.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
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  • Fandom has been around since the advent of mass media, but with that old world dying and the new one (bluntly summarized, its main features are social media plus the tyranny of the algorithm) very much born, now is the time of fangirls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Social media comments summarized by The Takeout suggest many boomers associate understaffing with longer checkout lines, slower service and fewer opportunities for personal interaction with employees.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarized
Verb
  • Taylor Ruck swam the freestyle leg for Canada and picked up her third bronze of the night, having previously finished third in the 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter backstroke.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Freeman stayed in the game and finished the top of the eighth, but Tommy Edman pinch hit for him in the bottom of the inning before Los Angeles closed out a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, its fourth in five games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • As outlined in the magisterial biography produced by his grandson, Peter Ascoli, and a remarkable documentary by Aviva Kempner, Rosenwald’s accomplishments were breathtaking.
    — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Colorado doctors will still be recommending the long-standing immunization schedule outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlined
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  • The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The South Korean government investigation concluded that this was an institutional problem – mostly handled by one employee but done with the organization’s approval.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • In that are shades of Woodstock 1994, where Green Day and the crowd flung mud at each other, and Dirnt wound up getting his front teeth knocked out by a security guard who mistook him for a fan.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Cunningham, who rushed at her in response and wound up to strike Carrington before being restrained by her teammates, was not penalized.
    — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wound up

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“Wrapped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped%20up. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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