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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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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
Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Even at age 35, Kelce was healthy for the entire season and only missed Week 18 as the Chiefs decided to rest their starters, having already wrapped up a bye week.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
In this week’s episode, Skip Rutherford, dean emeritus of the Clinton School for Public Service, joins Rex once again for an end of year wrap-up on Arkansas’s evolving economy.
—Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Congress to wrap up consideration of Laken Riley Act
Congress this week is set to wrap up consideration of the Laken Riley Act, likely handing Trump an early legislative win in his first week in office.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Even at age 35, Kelce was healthy for the entire season and only missed Week 18 as the Chiefs decided to rest their starters, having already wrapped up a bye week.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
The season one wrap-up will now air as a special event with back-to-back episodes on Monday, Jan. 6 at 9 and 10 pm ET/PT, NBC announced today.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
In this week’s episode, Skip Rutherford, dean emeritus of the Clinton School for Public Service, joins Rex once again for an end of year wrap-up on Arkansas’s evolving economy.
—Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap up
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The delay comes after the two countries agreed to take steps toward preventing the trafficking of fentanyl into the U.S. Markets stage comeback but still in the red All major U.S. indexes ended Monday in the red.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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More light rain fell periodically through the Bay Area on Monday, continuing a pattern that began Friday and ended a nearly month-long stretch without precipitation.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Or, have another model summarize text and take down meeting minutes.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025
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They are tasked with providing independent advice to the EPA's administrator, summarizing the best available science to help inform the agency's policy.—
Chrissa McFarlane,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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The minutes of the meeting, which were recorded by Otto Rank, on January 11th, 1911, are essentially a summary of Hilferding's presentation.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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My colleagues will go into more detail about the changes, but here is a summary of key headlines: STREAMING CNN Max has been a tremendous resource for us.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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The country singer could easily pull off these looks to blend in with Queen Bey or — possibly — a choir for the track’s ending.—
Danielle Gilliard,
WWD,
2 Feb. 2025
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The ending to this season should align more with the seedings.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Bears finished 27th in total defense, a sharp decline from previous years.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trend Micro finished its full scan in 38 minutes, very close to the current average of 36 minutes.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both cases in Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al. are scheduled for trial on March 9, 2026, Judge Liman outlined in an order filed Monday, Jan. 27.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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But the power demands outlined in the DOE report would require building or resurrecting the equivalent of at least 40 Three Mile Island reactors over the next five years.—
Michael Riordan,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2025
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Shorts awards are doled out five days before the conclusion of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which continues through Feb. 2 (both in person and online).—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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Japan and Russia are involved in a territorial conflict over the Northern Territories, a set of islands controlled by Russia after being taken from Japan by the Soviet Union at the conclusion of World War II.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Investigators found evidence of explosives at the sites, leading Swedish prosecutors to conclude that the blasts were caused by an act of sabotage.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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The show is slated to conclude its run on Sunday, Aug. 17.—
Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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