WRAPS UP Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

wraps up

verb

Definition of wraps up next

present tense third-person singular of wrap up

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 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 Friday's rain starts in the afternoon and wraps up early on Saturday morning. —

Ron Smiley, CBS News, 4 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 Hancock added that work at the site won't be complete until the excavation season of 2027 wraps up. —

Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026 The Lulu and Georgia Charlie duvet cover is 100% linen with a shell-button closure that wraps up your comforter in a layer of light, frothy goodness. —

Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026 Lane closures are still possible as the project wraps up, according to CTRMA. —

Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026 As the tourney wraps up and he’s visited by the ghost of his mentor Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb), Dunk soon reconsiders and decides to take Egg away from the malevolent influence of his Targaryen family. —

Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026

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But Polis, whose final term ends early next year, will also leave office having checked off some issues that have lingered for years.

— Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Co-owner Danielle Dore said the move ends 52 years of renting and will bring more seating, a dog-friendly patio and the same all-day breakfast focus.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2026