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as in to end
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 to summarize
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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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a postelection wrap-up of the campaign's high points and many low points
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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the opening of the museum's modern art wing marks the wrap-up of its decade-long expansion plan
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Recent Examples of wrap up
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The series wraps up on Thursday.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
And that was the wrap-up moment of my official visit to UConn.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
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Verb
So Thursday’s final practice of organized team activities — the offseason program is voluntary — wrapped up the offseason for a team that advanced to the NFC championship game before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seahawks.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The series wraps up on Thursday.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
Kavanagh’s daily wrap-up developed an audience among political insiders — lawmakers, lobbyists, legislative staffers — and then a following that grew to include other reporters and, eventually, readers throughout California and beyond.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
And that was the wrap-up moment of my official visit to UConn.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap up
Verb
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Before going down with the season-ending ailment, Thornton had unseated Chau Smith-Wade as the team’s starting nickel corner prior to the Week 11 win over Atlanta.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The notion that nature begins only where humans end is anathema to the Cornish spirit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Jeff Hafley’s an excellent communicator Hafley needs 30 seconds to summarize things that would have taken Mike McDaniel three minutes.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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The slow pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be counted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Chapter 101 of Florida Statutes limits a ballot summary to 75 words.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Popularized by a beer commercial during the 1986 World Cup, it’s used to rally on teams with its repetitive (albeit nonsensical) syllables as well as its upbeat ending.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Prince also excelled at crafting perfect song endings, and this is undoubtedly one of his best.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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The Knicks got their first lead of the night on Brunson’s 26-footer as part of a big burst to finish the half.—
Brian Mahoney,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The ceasefire with Iran was supposed to last two weeks while negotiators finished a deal to end the war.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Altair and four other stars form a large vertical diamond that outlines the eagle’s wingspan.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Four years later, in April 2025, CATL unveiled its second-generation Naxtra sodium-ion battery and outlined plans to deploy the technology across a wide range of applications, including passenger and commercial vehicles, battery-swapping networks, and stationary energy storage systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Nonetheless, the series evolves into an elaborate soap opera over its 39 episodes, with complex scheming characters opposing Utena, her relationship with Anthy serving as the lodestar that guides this tragedy towards its ambiguous conclusion.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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The funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, on July 9, state media reported on Saturday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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The Duke of Sussex concluded his video message to the German tournament competitors — both current and former military personnel — by expressing gratitude and highlighting the event's focus on camaraderie and unity.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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“Wrap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap%20up. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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