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 are actively engaged in mop-up operations and strengthening containment lines to ensure full control of the fire.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Firefighters will remain on-scene overnight working on mop-up in heavy fuel loading.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Today, two fire engines and one water tender will remain on-scene, conducting mop-up operations and patrolling the burn area.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Firefighters are engaged in heavy mop-up within the fire perimeter.
—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
Firefighters strengthened control lines around the burn area and will remain on-scene overnight for extensive mop-up to ensure full containment is reached.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 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
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Firefighters will remain on-scene overnight working on mop-up in heavy fuel loading.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Today, two fire engines and one water tender will remain on-scene, conducting mop-up operations and patrolling the burn area.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Firefighters are engaged in heavy mop-up within the fire perimeter.
—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
Firefighters strengthened control lines around the burn area and will remain on-scene overnight for extensive mop-up to ensure full containment is reached.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mop-up
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As previously reported, the actor is set to reprise his role on the offshoot, and this bit of info from Harvey, tying Hardman to Ted’s Big Bad, certainly helps piece together the why and how, as does, possibly, the episode’s ending.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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Drake was also accused of refusing to identify a person who rewrote the ending of the film, and who was not a guild member.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
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Across the music world, other international artists — even those with far more name recognition and resources — are coming to the same conclusion.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Studies from New Zealand, Sweden, and elsewhere have come to similar conclusions, finding no negative effect of low levels of fluoride on IQ.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While the million-token context window is impressive, OpenAI’s data suggests that model accuracy can decrease when processing information at the extreme end of that scale, indicating a need for testing and validation for specific long-context use cases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Detroit and Milwaukee will square off Sunday for the regular-season finale.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In February, Max renewed The Pitt for a second season, and the finale hints at several potential storylines for the ER crew.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The company’s lacquer baking technique has earned recognition for its quality and finish.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The team’s previous best finish was 5th overall in 2022, just one ranking short of a Final Four appearance.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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As of April 14, however, closing sales were ongoing.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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This looked like the player who two-putted every green in the final round at St. Andrews, who missed two short putts in the closing stretch at Pinehurst No. 2 last summer to watch Bryson DeChambeau hoist that U.S. Open trophy.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 4,000-square-foot unit at 425 Broome Street is the culmination of a series of pop-ups that the brand has opened around the world over the past six years.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs are the culmination of a decades-long shift in political perceptions in the United States, in which trade has gone from an unalloyed good to the source of all ills.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Mop-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mop-up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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