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wraps up

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrap up
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 Finally, on Thursday, work wraps up along Fifth Avenue between Atwood and Craft. — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 As the weekend wraps up, whatever bits and bobs are in your fridge can turn into frittata. — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 July 2026 At Rockefeller Park, the ice in a teen’s Dunkin’ cup has completely melted as the group wraps up the meeting. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026 The first of the two scenes after the conclusion of Evil Dead Burn comes at the midway point of the end credits and wraps up a scene in the third act of the film. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The laces add an extra stylish step that wraps up and around the ankle. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 4 July 2026 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. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 June 2026 The play wraps up his run at Second Stage Theatre's Hayes Theater on June 14. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraps up
  1. ends
  2. summarizes
  3. concludes
  4. outlines
  5. finishes
  6. sums up
  7. winds up
  8. boils down
Verb
  • When a relationship ends, language is as much of a casualty as love.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Aikman’s five-year, $90 million contract with ESPN ends after the Super Bowl.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • An employee raises a concern with a manager, the manager summarizes it for a director and the director combines it with other issues before discussing it with a VP.
    — Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This document verifies that your insurance policy is active and summarizes your business coverage.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarizes
Verb
  • But he’s intrigued enough to take the file from Emma anyway and quickly concludes, along with River, that Loy did not break his own arm and then barbecue himself making marshmallows.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The move comes at the start of the Fed's two-day policy meeting, with markets pricing in higher chances of a quarter-point rate hike when the meeting concludes Wednesday after August inflation remained well above the central bank's 2% target.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of concludes
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  • For practices planning to bill Medicare, CMS outlines a separate enrollment process that includes obtaining an NPI, completing enrollment through PECOS and working with the appropriate Medicare administrative contractor.
    — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That page also outlines how the agency helped emergency managers assess the damage in New York City just after the attacks and discusses some of the ways NASA has honored 9/11 victims and their families over the years.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlines
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  • Instead of the traditional strawberry jam or maple syrup, Hart uses blackberry and yuzu jam, then finishes the sandwich with cherry blossom powdered sugar made with sakura flowers sourced from a farm in Japan.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Once the homicide unit finishes its investigation, the case heads to the San Diego County district attorney’s office, which will decide if the police officer who shot the man is criminally liable, according to the statement.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of finishes
Verb
  • There’s also a sense of maximalism that sums up the old Mexico as a time of splendor.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That pretty much sums up why Yamaha has kept the XSR line largely unchanged for the better part of a decade.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sums up
Verb
  • The train winds up Michigan’s west coast, offering brief but sweeping views of Lake Michigan and bisecting lush, Midwestern farmland dotted with trees resplendent in their autumn wardrobes.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In any event, there’s difficult-to-imitate value in how Planet of the Apes begins as a simple adventure film and winds up touching upon issues of prejudice, social inequality, and nuclear annihilation.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of winds up
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  • This ultimately boils down to how much internal growth Detroit will see next season.
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Much of the frustration between generations boils down to a disagreement over methods rather than motives.
    — Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of boils down

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“Wraps up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wraps%20up. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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