1
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
The crime thriller debuted its first season in June before wrapping up its 13 episodes in early September following a weekly rollout.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Venus is wrapping up in Virgo in your adventure sector, encouraging you to expand through learning, travel, or fresh perspectives.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
The Miami mayor is wrapping up his final term in office.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
According to the venue's website, Judas Priest hits the road this fall after wrapping up the second leg of its Invincible Shield Tour and the release of its 19th studio album of the same name.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The show is currently wrapping up its second season, but it’s already been confirmed that Alma’s Way will return for Season 3.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
Tunstall recalls hanging out across the street, staying out of the actors’ way, until the end of the night as the crew was wrapping up.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Antioch, which has 35 parks across the city, is wrapping up renovation works at the Contra Loma Estates Park on Mahogany Way and Manzanita Drive.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
The Jesse checks landed in mailboxes across the state each August, just as families were wrapping up their summer vacations and kids were preparing to return to school.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Venus is wrapping up in Virgo in your adventure sector, encouraging you to expand through learning, travel, or fresh perspectives.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
The Miami mayor is wrapping up his final term in office.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025
According to the venue's website, Judas Priest hits the road this fall after wrapping up the second leg of its Invincible Shield Tour and the release of its 19th studio album of the same name.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The show is currently wrapping up its second season, but it’s already been confirmed that Alma’s Way will return for Season 3.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
Tunstall recalls hanging out across the street, staying out of the actors’ way, until the end of the night as the crew was wrapping up.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Antioch, which has 35 parks across the city, is wrapping up renovation works at the Contra Loma Estates Park on Mahogany Way and Manzanita Drive.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
The Jesse checks landed in mailboxes across the state each August, just as families were wrapping up their summer vacations and kids were preparing to return to school.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping up
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Still, ending the war always required that Hamas agree to a deal—perhaps an ugly one, certainly an imperfect one, but one that would bring a stop to the killing.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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After Voodoo, D’Angelo went over a decade without releasing music, finally ending that long hiatus at the end of 2014 with Black Messiah.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Baseball beauty and a maddening soap opera not even worth an attempt at summarizing.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Kolondra said that Opera’s Neon only processes data when users ask it to, like when summarizing a page, and all requests are end-to-end encrypted.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Adding Bieber, finishing his Tommy John rehab, injected a sixth option.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The resulting felt is then transformed into Fēlthos through a series of pressing, felting and finishing stages, according to certifiable quality standards.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Bianka could be seen winding up and then throwing an impressive pitch down the plate at Dodgers Stadium to be caught by right fielder Mookie Betts, in a video shared on X by a Los Angeles Lakers fan account.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Biden administration took a more restrictive approach toward the export of American AI, primarily through limits on chip sales that sought to prevent the key hardware from winding up in the hands of foreign adversaries such as China.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
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Last week, Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge sent a memo to his staff outlining the efforts being made to develop commercial opportunities related to Gen AI to benefit songwriters and artists and generate new revenue.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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The deal includes a 20-point proposal and a formal declaration co-signed by regional leaders, outlining a vision for peace, stability and reconstruction across the region.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Udine, Italy Reuters — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched Tuesday in the northern Italian city of Udine before Italy’s World Cup soccer qualifier against Israel, concluding their mostly peaceful protest with clashes involving police.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the concluding chapter of Wicked‘s big-screen adaptation approaches, Marissa Bode is opening up about how the movie does away with an ableist plot point.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Bella was a bombshell in blonde, closing out the show with white angel wings to match the ones Gigi wore earlier in the show.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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With Paris fashion week ending tomorrow, celebrities have been closing out fashion’s spring/summer 2026 season with a bang.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Wrapping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping%20up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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