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as in summaries
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 endings
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-ups
While the Pat Riley Show can still be compelling, what the Heat actually need to do is present more of a united front in such postseason wrap-ups.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The weekly planner also includes a habit tracker, monthly budget sheets, doodling pages, gratitude lists, and end-of-year wrap-ups to reflect, celebrate, and prepare for your next glow-up.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 16 Dec. 2025
As the year winds down, many leaders shift their focus to holiday campaigns, budget wrap-ups or end-of-year reporting.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The weekly planner also includes a habit tracker, monthly budget sheets, doodling pages, gratitude lists, and end-of-year wrap-ups to reflect, celebrate, and prepare for your next glow-up.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 16 Dec. 2025
As the year winds down, many leaders shift their focus to holiday campaigns, budget wrap-ups or end-of-year reporting.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap-ups
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Now, those day cares are required to publicly post their child care performance summaries, which are recaps of any inspections from the last year.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Long recordings can be condensed into short, readable summaries that highlight key points and action items.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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These periods tend to bring sudden news, endings, breakthroughs or a turning point.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Word endings did a lot more grammatical work, and verbs followed more complicated patterns.—
Valerie M. Fridland,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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McFarlane’s first interim spell obviously represents far too small a sample to draw any definitive conclusions about his tactical style.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to Clemente, his analysis of the video of the scene leads him to some conclusions.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Royals, meanwhile, fell to 34-24 in series finales dating to the 2025 season.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Add the memorable cliffhanger, and Nemesis is one of Stargate's strongest finales.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bollards at the ends of each section will permanently keep errant (or malicious) drivers out of the median.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 2026
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Others — the dreamers and grinders, as Spencer Nusbaum described yesterday — have to take second jobs to make ends meet while toiling away in minor-league baseball.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
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Here’s a roundup of openings, closings, expansions and awards.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Apr. 2026
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Another week in Charlotte’s food scene brought new openings, tough closings, a national honor for two local food halls and one very polarizing banana pudding take.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wrap-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap-ups. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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