WRAPS UP Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

wraps up

verb

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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraps up

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Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Once the flyover ends, the caisson will carry Graham’s remains to First Baptist Church of Columbia, where the funeral will be held.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of ends

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The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 9 July 2026
That trifecta, along with an overwhelming sense of gratitude emanating from the stage at Wolf Trap Filene Center June 30, summarizes The Generations Tour.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of summarizes

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The cruise concludes in Fort Lauderdale, but the fun doesn’t have to.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
His departure will be effective July 31, 2028, when his contract concludes, a timeline that coincides with the August 2028 conclusion of The Public’s 60th anniversary at its famed Astor Place location in downtown Manhattan.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of concludes

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Supporting those capabilities is a new AI-Native Smart Factory Technology White Paper, which outlines an architecture that continuously analyzes production data and adjusts factory operations in real time.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Looking at The Athletic’s player dashboard — which outlines a player’s role and key strengths — his profile is perfectly suited as the tempo controller.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of outlines

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The British rider finishes safely at the back of the main pack during the final stage, arm-in-arm with his teammates during the mostly ceremonial final stage ending on the Champs-Elysees.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Generally limited to around 1,200 bottles, Olde Saint’s Keep takes the brand’s single pot still whiskey and finishes it for between 6 and 9 months in casks from other Colorado distilleries.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of finishes

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Then Anna fails Room 7 and winds up back in Room 8, where Becca swaps the players’ table positions, so Ify reads the win condition as well and leaves.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Severe storms with hail, heavy rain and winds up to 60 mph barreled through the Charlotte region Friday and left 21,000 Duke Energy customers without power.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

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