as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the general announced that the remaining fighting would be only a mop-up to a war that was all but over
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Recent Examples of mop-up
Firefighters will remain on-scene overnight working on mop-up in heavy fuel loading.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The previous season, Blaine Gabbert appeared in two games, one in a mop-up role and the other with the Week 18 reserves.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Resources will remain on scene for an extended amount of time for heavy mop-up.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
And the righty had to be saved by Robert Suarez during what had been a mop-up win in Kansas City.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Springer went 4-for-5 and 1-for-1 from three in his nine minutes of mop-up duty, scoring 10 points and making another case for additional playing time.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Jackson has played 45 NFL head coaches in full games (excluding some mop-up duty as a rookie).
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Christie, though, struggled badly to start the season and fell out of Redick’s rotation, relegated to late-game mop-up duty in wins over Philadelphia and Toronto before a DNP on Nov. 13 against Memphis.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Fans filed out with more than three minutes remaining, what was left of Golden State’s bench at the scorer’s table ready for mop-up duty.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The previous season, Blaine Gabbert appeared in two games, one in a mop-up role and the other with the Week 18 reserves.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Resources will remain on scene for an extended amount of time for heavy mop-up.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
And the righty had to be saved by Robert Suarez during what had been a mop-up win in Kansas City.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Springer went 4-for-5 and 1-for-1 from three in his nine minutes of mop-up duty, scoring 10 points and making another case for additional playing time.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Jackson has played 45 NFL head coaches in full games (excluding some mop-up duty as a rookie).
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Christie, though, struggled badly to start the season and fell out of Redick’s rotation, relegated to late-game mop-up duty in wins over Philadelphia and Toronto before a DNP on Nov. 13 against Memphis.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Fans filed out with more than three minutes remaining, what was left of Golden State’s bench at the scorer’s table ready for mop-up duty.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mop-up
Noun
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Meet the Real-Life Loves of Netflix's The Residence Cast Keep reading for everything to know about the bombshell ending of The Residence — including the unlikely murderer behind A.B. Wynter’s death.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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People seem to go to the movies more for films in which the heroes suffer but ultimately receive happy endings.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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The new agreement will come at the conclusion of the previous 12-year deal agreed to by both parties, which was signed in 2013 for $5.2 billion Canadian.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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That all came to a head at the conclusion of the 2022 season, when concussions kept Alex Bowman out of the playoffs and helped expedite the retirement of former Cup Series champion Kurt Busch.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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This is part of the Jimmy Butler effect, as the Heat had the league’s eight-highest free-throw attempt rate this season through the end of 2024 when Butler was still on the roster.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Nature’s Best Photography is accepting submissions for its 2025 edition now until the end of March, and people of all ages and levels of expertise can enter here.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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By the time of the show’s finale on Valentine’s Day, the finale audience grew 27% over the December premiere with a tally of 2.68M global viewers on Paramount+ with Showtime, Campione noted on February 20.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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The RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 finale airs Friday, April 18 at 8 p.m.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by the company’s Clear MG headphones, the chestnut metal finish is enhanced with a backlit logo that give the headphones a distinctive and modern look.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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To ensure the shrimp are perfectly plump and not tough, cook the shrimp hard on one side to get as much color as possible, then flip them and just kiss the other side to finish cooking.—
Liz Mervosh,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Málaga Film Festival held the closing ceremony for its MAFIZ industry section on Friday evening.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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Before the closing arguments, Chargualaf called his own expert witness, Mitchell Kirk, who has 30 years of experience as a car mechanic.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The culmination of that process will occur in April when the Task Force votes on a final master plan if there is not unanimous support.—
Dan Goldman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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This debut album is the culmination of years of hard work, growth, and learning.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mop-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mop-up. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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