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as in ending
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 summarizing
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 wrapping up
With the 2026 Venice Biennale wrapping up its professional previews and officially opening to the public on Saturday, a new foundation dedicated to Koyo Kouoh—the curator of the Biennale’s main exhibition who passed away a year ago—has been announced.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
Many are wrapping up their seasons with this event and for graduating seniors, this could be their last event as a student-athlete.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The main event was Musk’s testimony, which stretched over the course of three days, wrapping up on Thursday.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 May 2026
The series is wrapping up its tenth season with some cast members graduating to a new spinoff, In the City.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 1 May 2026
The 2023 Skyline High grad stood as the consensus top tight end in this year’s draft class after wrapping up his junior season at Oregon.
—Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Gaga is currently on tour, wrapping up the final shows of the Mayhem Ball tour.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
The Savannah contingent seems to be wrapping up their story line down there, too.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
After wrapping up in Arizona, the Braves head to Anaheim for a three-game set.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
Many are wrapping up their seasons with this event and for graduating seniors, this could be their last event as a student-athlete.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The main event was Musk’s testimony, which stretched over the course of three days, wrapping up on Thursday.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 May 2026
The series is wrapping up its tenth season with some cast members graduating to a new spinoff, In the City.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 1 May 2026
The 2023 Skyline High grad stood as the consensus top tight end in this year’s draft class after wrapping up his junior season at Oregon.
—Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Gaga is currently on tour, wrapping up the final shows of the Mayhem Ball tour.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
The Savannah contingent seems to be wrapping up their story line down there, too.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
After wrapping up in Arizona, the Braves head to Anaheim for a three-game set.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping up
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The Nats then went to the bullpen, ending his night at eight runs (four earned) on five hits over 4 2/3 innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But it was retrieved and Oaks Christian’s runner was tagged out at the plate trying to score, ending the game.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Using all the evidence, TX Tax pulls together a report summarizing your property data, comparisons with similar homes nearby, and other pertinent details.—
Malarie Gokey,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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Early generative AI tools accelerated discrete tasks—drafting text, summarizing documents, writing code, or answering customer questions.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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After finishing his Army service in Israel at age 21 — which included a stint as a projectionist when movies were shown to soldiers — Firstenberg decided to go to Hollywood.—
Stephen Silver,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jon and Matt Stinchcomb, Parkview – One or the other started for Parkview each season from 1991 to 1997, each finishing as a first-team all-state player.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Freedom to fly When asked about summing up the company’s contributions to the nation over the years, West highlighed Southwest’s democratic nature.—
The Oklahoman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps summing up her Survivor experience to a T, Wendy Jo got lost walking out of Tribal Council after having her torch snuffed.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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This new round of chaos only feeds the anxiety that has enveloped the California Democratic Party for months, stirred by fears that the lack of a singular party front-runner might lead to two Republicans winding up on the November ballot.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best.—
Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This week, Bonta joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general from mainly Democratic states submitting a comment letter to the Postal Service outlining their opposition.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In past election cycles, candidates are given a slip of paper outlining the dual requirement.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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But, in the larger sense, history was on the verge of concluding.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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It is later brought back into the synagogue, concluding one of the event’s pillar traditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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His last-minute, mixmaster approach to closing out the transit negotiations irritated several participants, but the end result was a fiscally responsible and transformative restructuring of mass transit in northern Illinois.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wrapping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping%20up. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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