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 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 Up to two inches of snow is expected across much of the Baltimore metro, central Maryland and parts of the eastern shore before the event wraps up Tuesday morning. —

Cutter Martin, CBS News, 2 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 The 16-minute video wraps up with a special music video featuring the singer and her class, highlighting the Career Day theme. —

Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2026 Voting wraps up Tuesday but has been underway for weeks. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025

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Internet access will only be restored after the war ends, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported earlier this week, quoting Elias Hazrati, the head of Iran’s Government Information Council.

— Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
According to the department, 410 foreign climbers have been issued permits to attempt to reach the Everest summit during the spring climbing season, which ends at the end of May.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026