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as in ending
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 summarizing
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 wrapping up
The 2023 Skyline High grad stood as the consensus top tight end in this year’s draft class after wrapping up his junior season at Oregon.
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Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Gaga is currently on tour, wrapping up the final shows of the Mayhem Ball tour.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
The Savannah contingent seems to be wrapping up their story line down there, too.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
After wrapping up in Arizona, the Braves head to Anaheim for a three-game set.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
March Madness Final Four is here The 2026 NCAA Tournament is wrapping up!
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Last, but certainly not least, the PCMag security team has been at the 2026 RSAC Conference this week, which is just wrapping up.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Luka Doncic finished with 43 points on 15-for-30 shooting as four Lakers scored in double figures, wrapping up a 5-1 trip with their 13th win in the past 15 games.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
The rupture occurred as the agency was wrapping up major infrastructure upgrades at the facility, injuring one worker and prompting a Yuba River conservation group to report that hundreds, and possibly thousands, of young Chinook salmon were stranded and died in the rocks along the shore.
—Chaewon Chung
march 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Gaga is currently on tour, wrapping up the final shows of the Mayhem Ball tour.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
The Savannah contingent seems to be wrapping up their story line down there, too.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
After wrapping up in Arizona, the Braves head to Anaheim for a three-game set.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
March Madness Final Four is here The 2026 NCAA Tournament is wrapping up!
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Last, but certainly not least, the PCMag security team has been at the 2026 RSAC Conference this week, which is just wrapping up.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Luka Doncic finished with 43 points on 15-for-30 shooting as four Lakers scored in double figures, wrapping up a 5-1 trip with their 13th win in the past 15 games.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
The rupture occurred as the agency was wrapping up major infrastructure upgrades at the facility, injuring one worker and prompting a Yuba River conservation group to report that hundreds, and possibly thousands, of young Chinook salmon were stranded and died in the rocks along the shore.
—Chaewon Chung
march 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping up
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The Nats then went to the bullpen, ending his night at eight runs (four earned) on five hits over 4 2/3 innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But it was retrieved and Oaks Christian’s runner was tagged out at the plate trying to score, ending the game.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Although the potential for mistakes and biases in AI models remains a cause for concern, researchers say that summarizing and translating documents is actually an area where models generally excel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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These are designed to speed up common workflows like drafting content, summarizing information, or planning projects.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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After finishing his Army service in Israel at age 21 — which included a stint as a projectionist when movies were shown to soldiers — Firstenberg decided to go to Hollywood.—
Stephen Silver,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jon and Matt Stinchcomb, Parkview – One or the other started for Parkview each season from 1991 to 1997, each finishing as a first-team all-state player.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Freedom to fly When asked about summing up the company’s contributions to the nation over the years, West highlighed Southwest’s democratic nature.—
The Oklahoman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps summing up her Survivor experience to a T, Wendy Jo got lost walking out of Tribal Council after having her torch snuffed.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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This new round of chaos only feeds the anxiety that has enveloped the California Democratic Party for months, stirred by fears that the lack of a singular party front-runner might lead to two Republicans winding up on the November ballot.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Newsom is winding up eight years as governor with a mixed record at best.—
Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In outlining their case, authorities have not said how Talley ended up possessing the gun.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The motive remains unclear, though state media reported the man left documents behind at the courthouse outlining his grievances.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Albanese noted that despite concluding that risks to Australian Jews were rising, the report found that no urgent changes were required to keep Australians safe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The court rejected the argument, concluding that a prospective rate hearing — unlike that on the response time — would be considered contested and the utility would have the opportunity to challenge the finding of imprudence then.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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His last-minute, mixmaster approach to closing out the transit negotiations irritated several participants, but the end result was a fiscally responsible and transformative restructuring of mass transit in northern Illinois.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wrapping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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