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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 writer and director, whose credits include features The Housemaid and Bridesmaids and numerous TV series, made the remarks in accepting a career achievement award at the Nantucket Film Festival, which wraps up today.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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.
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CBS News,
30 May 2026
French Open Day 7 The third round of the 2026 French Open wraps up at Roland Garros.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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.
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CBS News,
30 May 2026
French Open Day 7 The third round of the 2026 French Open wraps up at Roland Garros.
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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.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraps up
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Find your favorite before the deal ends, and check out more bedding from Bloomhaven below.
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After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers.
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That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot.
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The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.
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Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today’s newsletter.
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Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
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Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
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The law outlines an appeals process and allows for people on the registry to apply for expungement after three years.
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This ensures everything finishes cooking evenly inside the packets.
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The stage finishes on the Plateau de Solaison, where Del Toro sealed the Tour Auvergne Rhône-Alpes last month.
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That sums up the vibe in Boston.
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But nothing quite sums up the heady tropical flavors of Florida quite like its original aperitif—Munyon’s Paw-Paw.
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As much as 58 inches of snow fell in some regions, and strong winds up to 80 mph were responsible for large snow drifts -- many over 50 feet tall.
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Whichever team winds up losing can point to a number of moments that could have changed the outcome.
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The strategy gets its name from what boils down to a three-step approach to lowering taxes.
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But true wellness boils down to behaviors and choices a person makes about their own health.
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