1
as in ends
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 summarizes
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 wraps up
There are 24 games remaining in the season as of Wednesday afternoon, so the team needs to put its differences aside as the regular season wraps up.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here’s how the finale wraps up its coverage of a complicated story.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 Aug. 2025
An $806 million renovation of Seattle’s central waterfront begun in 2010 wraps up this year.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The chain wraps up the savings on Friday’s National Frozen Custard Day with a small dish or cake cone of custard for 99 cents.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The run of dates kicks off October 16 at Toronto, Ontario’s Monarch Tavern and wraps up November 2 at the Whirling Tiger in Louisville, Kentucky.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here’s how the finale wraps up its coverage of a complicated story.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 Aug. 2025
An $806 million renovation of Seattle’s central waterfront begun in 2010 wraps up this year.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The chain wraps up the savings on Friday’s National Frozen Custard Day with a small dish or cake cone of custard for 99 cents.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The run of dates kicks off October 16 at Toronto, Ontario’s Monarch Tavern and wraps up November 2 at the Whirling Tiger in Louisville, Kentucky.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraps up
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Games Cowboys have to have When the season ultimately ends, or when there is talk of playoffs, this is one of those nights the Cowboys will look back on and curse themselves for not winning.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Nun ends on a flashback to a scene from The Conjuring, revealing that Ed and Lorraine performed an exorcism on Maurice, the man who helped Irene defeat Valak but ended up getting secretly possessed in the process.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The school’s deputy, Amanda (Tracy Ullman), summarizes the situation with a succinct outline of her duties.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Saul is the author and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dramatic decline in insect populations captured in the study underscores both the global scale of the biodiversity crisis and the pressing need for comprehensive monitoring and conservation efforts, a press release concludes.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The final edition, which Knopf has sent to the printers, includes a foreword that outlines the changes in Giuffre’s life since the manuscript was completed in the fall of 2024.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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China’s Xi outlines global vision at major summit Chinese leader Xi Jinping further outlined his vision for a global order with Beijing at its center.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carson Beck finishes the game 22 of 24 for 267 yards and 2 touchdowns.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Golden State finishes its inaugural regular season with two games against the Minnesota Lynx and one against the Seattle Storm.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Instead of calculating with current, the chip sums up charge.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2025
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But Julius winds up in Vegas in a romance with a fellow casino employee (Diego Calva) while Muriel has her own secret dalliance with a neighbor (Sasha Calle).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Prater winds up stripped naked and wrapped in plastic in the center of his own trophy room.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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What both examples illustrate is how quickly gerrymandering boils down to power.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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Space, the answer boils down to expert curation.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Wraps up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wraps%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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