wraps up

verb

Definition of wraps upnext
present tense third-person singular of wrap up
1
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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2
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 Synonyms for wraps up
  1. ends
  2. summarizes
  3. concludes
  4. outlines
  5. finishes
Verb
  • For now, the pro football season mercifully ends, and not nearly soon enough.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Wavy is between straight and curly, holds hairstyles well, and has big curls and waves from roots to ends.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ends
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  • The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of summarizes
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  • Once the regular season concludes, other teams can request permission from the Cowboys to interview McCarthy for head coaching positions, and Dallas will decide whether to allow it.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • As deer season concludes, diehard hunters will process a range of emotions.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of concludes
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  • The county’s long-term Tourism Master Plan, which outlines a 20-year vision for sustainable tourism development, aims to retain the growth experienced during the years after the COVID-19 pandemic and continue building on that momentum.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In this political analysis, Carter — who paved the way for the Camp David Accords — outlines the historical and religious context behind the conflict and tensions in the Middle East.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of outlines
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  • There's no equipment to chase down, no wait while someone else finishes their set, and no having to manually record your sets.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The twin measures come as Kehoe and other officials predict tighter budgets are looming, as Missouri finishes spending the massive amount of federal pandemic aid that flowed into the state.
    Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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