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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
Alvarado, who has comparable stature to Brunson, was wrapped up by Wembanyama and thrown away from the play.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The Knicks lost their previous Finals appearance at the Garden back on June 25, 1999, also against the Spurs, who wrapped up that year’s championship with a Game 5 victory that night.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Its return wrapped up her second stint aboard the station and a cumulative 350 days on orbit, which also featured two spacewalks totaling almost 19 hours.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Keegan Oyler has worked his way into a regular role with Athletic Club Boise in its debut season, while Kelsey Oyler just wrapped up her first season as a defensive stalwart for the Spokane Zephyr of the USL Super League.
—Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
Once their morning training wrapped up, some of the players went around and gave autographs.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Afghanistan’s innings was wrapped up before lunch, with its last five wickets falling for 39.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Stocks wrapped up a strong May, with all three major indexes posting solid gains.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 31 May 2026
With the Democratic National Convention wrapped up, and Michael Dukakis declared the nominee, many advance operatives were on hiatus.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The Knicks lost their previous Finals appearance at the Garden back on June 25, 1999, also against the Spurs, who wrapped up that year’s championship with a Game 5 victory that night.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Its return wrapped up her second stint aboard the station and a cumulative 350 days on orbit, which also featured two spacewalks totaling almost 19 hours.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Keegan Oyler has worked his way into a regular role with Athletic Club Boise in its debut season, while Kelsey Oyler just wrapped up her first season as a defensive stalwart for the Spokane Zephyr of the USL Super League.
—Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
Once their morning training wrapped up, some of the players went around and gave autographs.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Afghanistan’s innings was wrapped up before lunch, with its last five wickets falling for 39.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Stocks wrapped up a strong May, with all three major indexes posting solid gains.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 31 May 2026
With the Democratic National Convention wrapped up, and Michael Dukakis declared the nominee, many advance operatives were on hiatus.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
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Zach Neto was hit by a pitch and Mike Trout ended an 0-for-22 slump with a single to load the bases.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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If the season ended Tuesday, Chicago would have the second AL wild-card spot.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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By the time a signal travels from the people doing the work to the people leading the organization, it’s been filtered, summarized, and optimized at every layer in between.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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In Europe, Nokia shares finished more than 6% lower as part of the unwind in tech stocks, following several consecutive days of outsized gains for the sector.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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His immune system, no longer overwhelmed by runaway viral replication, then regained the upper hand and finished the virus off on its own.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2026
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The legislation would only allow an audit of the limited records the Supreme Judicial Court outlined in its recent order – the adoption of the official budget by both chambers, expenditures, joint legislative operations, and monetary settlement agreements, all dating back to 2021.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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Since that goal was outlined more than two years ago and the company has continued flying its experienced boosters safely across dozens of missions, SpaceX may be intending to push past 40 missions.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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In 2024, Argentine prosecutors concluded there were grounds for launching a criminal investigation into its top South American officials on charges of human trafficking and labor exploitation against 44 women.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But Sorokin, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, concluded that the fee was not a penalty but a tax that the Republican president lacked any authorization from Congress to issue.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Pairs that have nonetheless wound up on the resale market typically sell in the $1,000 to $2,000 range but also have hit as high as $4,800.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Kim hit her second shot into the left rough on the par-14 13th, and wound up sliding a 10-foot putt to the right for bogey.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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