1
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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2
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
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
When Lunar Trailblazer wraps up its scientific sleuthing, it will be purposely crashed into the moon.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Here’s a wrap-up of our best and most popular videos that covered these two themes.
—Hbr Editors, Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2024
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Verb
For spring 2025, the designer conjured a dreamy, slightly melancholy world of ballet dancers in their private time, wrapping up warmly on their way to and from the studio, dressing for rehearsals, and taking a bow as the flowers land on stage and at their tired feet.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
When Lunar Trailblazer wraps up its scientific sleuthing, it will be purposely crashed into the moon.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
Giants wrap-up: Which players hit their incentives?
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Here’s a wrap-up of our best and most popular videos that covered these two themes.
—Hbr Editors, Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap up
Verb
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Hamas has freed all 25 living hostages included in the first six-week phase ending on March 1 in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Details: The parade begins at 6pm on Monday, March 17 at 6th and Nicollet and ends at 12th and Nicollet.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Perplexity gathers the information, summarizes it, presents it, and takes follow-up questions to dig deeper.—
Samuel Axon,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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To summarize the rest would take a couple more columns-worth of length.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Agencies will still be allowed to offer documents and services in languages other than English, according to a White House summary of the order seen by The Wall Street Journal.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The military released only a summary of the report and military officials outlined its findings.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Portia & Jack 3 of 6 What happens to Portia and Jack in The White Lotus season 2 ending?—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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The ending, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On Sunday, the Swedish golfer secured his second PGA Tour title, finishing 12-under par.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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UConn received 20 votes in the AP poll, finishing behind New Mexico, Saint Mary’s, UCLA, Creighton (which also dropped out after losing to UConn and St. John’s), and Illinois.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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This column is our attempt to clinically outline the facts about deficits — and efforts to reduce or eliminate them.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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According to the news agency Reuters, an ICE memo has outlined an unprecedented push to target migrant children who crossed the border illegally as unaccompanied minors.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Watching Jacob imprint on a horrifying CGI baby is one of the series’ worst moments, but Bella’s transition into a vampire is one of the best — and an effective cliffhanger for the saga’s epic conclusion.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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In other cases, workers are drawing their own conclusions.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2017, a Human Rights Watch investigation concluded that Mr. al-Sayed was not affiliated with the Israeli military or government.—
Natan Odenheimer,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The 75th Berlin Film Festival has concluded after nine days of fearless cinema in Germany.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Wrap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap%20up. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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