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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
The play wraps up his run at Second Stage Theatre's Hayes Theater on June 14.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Up next The series wraps up Sunday.
—CBS News, 30 May 2026
French Open Day 7 The third round of the 2026 French Open wraps up at Roland Garros.
—Michael Dominski, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Regardless of how the adventure transpires, a flight always wraps up with a champagne toast back on the ground.
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
The tour wraps up in Southern California this week with a string of shows — the Bellwether on Wednesday, the Observatory in Santa Ana on Friday and Pappy & Harriet’s in the desert Sunday.
—Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
For one, hopes of a hiring boom and surging salaries hinge on the fate of the volatile AI industry, and trades workers involved in data center construction have no guarantee of a permanent job once their share of the work wraps up.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Mink is currently in Europe for his A Terrible Beauty tour, which wraps up at Warsaw’s Clout Festival in July.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Even if the Iran war wraps up in the next few days, and energy prices eventually come back down, the damage has already been done in terms of fertilizer supply chains and their components’ prices.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Up next The series wraps up Sunday.
—CBS News, 30 May 2026
French Open Day 7 The third round of the 2026 French Open wraps up at Roland Garros.
—Michael Dominski, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Regardless of how the adventure transpires, a flight always wraps up with a champagne toast back on the ground.
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
The tour wraps up in Southern California this week with a string of shows — the Bellwether on Wednesday, the Observatory in Santa Ana on Friday and Pappy & Harriet’s in the desert Sunday.
—Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
For one, hopes of a hiring boom and surging salaries hinge on the fate of the volatile AI industry, and trades workers involved in data center construction have no guarantee of a permanent job once their share of the work wraps up.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Mink is currently in Europe for his A Terrible Beauty tour, which wraps up at Warsaw’s Clout Festival in July.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Even if the Iran war wraps up in the next few days, and energy prices eventually come back down, the damage has already been done in terms of fertilizer supply chains and their components’ prices.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraps up
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The robot handles laundry, and the clip ends before the messier second attempt.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Dallas Wings fans will be able to watch Azzi Fudd play basketball even after this WNBA season ends.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Live coverage on Fox News Channel kicks off Wednesday, June 24th and concludes on Sunday, July 5th, with correspondents and anchors stationed at the National Mall, Liberty State Park, Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore and Teddy Roosevelt’s Presidential Library, among others venues.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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The study concludes that continued monitoring and removal efforts will be necessary to prevent further expansion into sensitive ecosystems.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The non-binding agreement outlines a framework for the companies to evaluate technical and commercial details.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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The framework also outlines measures da Zaeli said are needed to ensure legal certainty, avoid undue liability and safeguard the right to full defense and due process.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Sweden finishes group play Thursday night against Japan at Dallas Stadium, and Netherlands meets Tunisia that night in Kansas City.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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Koville Natural Decorative Marble Tray And because interior design will never entirely forego marble, Stephan also recommends leaving some of it behind to mix-and-match with other textures, styles, and finishes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
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That sums up one of the factors the Red Wings will have to weigh in the coming days.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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But nothing quite sums up the heady tropical flavors of Florida quite like its original aperitif—Munyon’s Paw-Paw.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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Whichever team winds up losing can point to a number of moments that could have changed the outcome.—
Mark Anderson,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph, according to the weather service warnings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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For Niemiller, the entire issue boils down to coexistence.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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This resilience boils down to a profound decoupling of casual foot traffic from pure discretionary spending.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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