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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
Hilary Knight is in her last Olympics, wrapping up a stretch as the face of women’s hockey in the United States.
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Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
About the time Ryan deployed to Afghanistan in 2017, Sam was wrapping up a degree in marketing and logistics.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
With the heart of tech earnings season wrapping up this week, Wall Street has a clearer picture of how the artificial intelligence race is poised to accelerate in 2026.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Consider wrapping up your journey in the morning.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, though, my snow days look like a combination of shoveling and clearing my car and then wrapping up in multiple blankets to stay cozy with a great book or TV show.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Johnson then went on to play one season for the Oakland Raiders before wrapping up his professional football career in the Arena Football League.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
But in wrapping up a six-month investigation last month, independent counsel Cho’s team concluded that Yoon plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Roland Sands was just wrapping up his surf session at Bolsa Chica State Beach when he got nailed.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
About the time Ryan deployed to Afghanistan in 2017, Sam was wrapping up a degree in marketing and logistics.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
With the heart of tech earnings season wrapping up this week, Wall Street has a clearer picture of how the artificial intelligence race is poised to accelerate in 2026.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Consider wrapping up your journey in the morning.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, though, my snow days look like a combination of shoveling and clearing my car and then wrapping up in multiple blankets to stay cozy with a great book or TV show.
—Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Johnson then went on to play one season for the Oakland Raiders before wrapping up his professional football career in the Arena Football League.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
But in wrapping up a six-month investigation last month, independent counsel Cho’s team concluded that Yoon plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Roland Sands was just wrapping up his surf session at Bolsa Chica State Beach when he got nailed.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping up
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Trump has reversed Biden-era clean energy policies, slashing solar and wind funding, ending EV tax credits and opening the Pacific Coast to oil drilling.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The change to a three-on-three format was made with the goal of ending those games before the skills competition.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Goldberg said, summarizing why her name appears alongside Behar's in the documents.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our clinicians spend a lot of time digging through electronic data, summarizing it and making decisions.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Petrillo finally got one past him about midway through the second by finishing off a puck at the backdoor post, shortly before Beck tipped in a shot from the point on the power play.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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There have been precious few setbacks for the fledgling talent, but a significant disappointment was finishing seventh at the 2024 junior world championships road race in Zürich, frozen by cold.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Well, summing up Tyreek’s time with the Dolphins, similar to as summing up Tyreek, is complicated.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Windass struggled, the sight of the 31-year-old dropping so deep 10 minutes from time to take the ball off Max Cleworth inside his own half summing up how disjointed the visitors had become.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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The water is naturally filtered in the wetlands before winding up back in the reservoirs.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Securing two triage rooms to complete the exam as a way to ensure privacy in the busy emergency department, Dana, with help from Emma, begins the evidence collection while carefully outlining the process to Ilana.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Broward Sheriff’s Office, like other law-enforcement agencies, has stringent rules on when its deputies can chase a vehicle, , outlining situations that allow for it, according to the agency’s policy.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Upon concluding her remarks, Gilchrest asked if anyone at the press conference had questions.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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The European leg of The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour played to more than 700,000 fans across Europe last spring and summer before concluding in Milan.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2026
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By way of comparison, the district on Tuesday also approved job reductions to protect the solvency of the district over the long term — closing out 657 central and regional office jobs — to achieve a savings of $150 million per year.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Shoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wrapping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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