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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
Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
Fast money investors that use short-term trading strategies and leverage are bailing on stocks after the S & P 500 wrapped up 2024 by scoring a second consecutive annual gain above 20%, spurred by confidence over lower interest rates, economic strength and profits from artificial intelligence.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
Purely in the interest of making lists and ranking things, here is the Pitchfork staff’s not-very-serious look back at 101 moments in music culture that stuck with us, for better or worse.
Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2024 wrap-up coverage here.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
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Ice Spice wrapped up her current touring plans the following day (Jan. 5) with a performance in Adelaide, closing out the global tour in support of her debut album, Y2K!.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
Fast money investors that use short-term trading strategies and leverage are bailing on stocks after the S & P 500 wrapped up 2024 by scoring a second consecutive annual gain above 20%, spurred by confidence over lower interest rates, economic strength and profits from artificial intelligence.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
Prison Break originally ran for four seasons from August 2005 to May 2009 (The Final Break wrap-up movie included), and then returned with a nine-episode revival run in Spring 2017.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
Purely in the interest of making lists and ranking things, here is the Pitchfork staff’s not-very-serious look back at 101 moments in music culture that stuck with us, for better or worse.
Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2024 wrap-up coverage here.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap up
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Senior guard/forward Lebron Hill records 20 points and nine rebounds as Morton defeats Lake Central 63-43 on Tuesday to end a 10-game losing streak in the series dating to the 2016-17 season.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, in a report ending November 29 of last year, which was only recently published, Fidelity's valuation of Relativity plummeted.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Jan. 2025
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Other news organizations such as the New York Times and Sky News had stories incorrectly summarized.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The tech giant was facing mounting criticism over its Apple Intelligence service with complaints from the likes of the BBC, American journalists and news organizations over news alerts that appeared to come from these organizations and were either wrong or poorly summarized.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Project construction, once set to begin in 2024 and finish in 2026, is now estimated to start this month, according to the grant summary.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, Ada County District Judge Steven Hippler issued an order sealing the full list, according to a public case summary.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2025
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Well, at least one part of this story has a happy ending.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Now, months later, Solo is getting his happy ending with a familiar family.—
TJ Macias,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Red Wings also had three different lines score an even-strength goal Sunday, with the big highlight being Kane’s tally to finish a remarkable play set up by Andrew Copp and Erik Gustafsson. Were the Red Wings perfect Sunday?—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Live updates: Winds prolong fire risk as investigators probe electric tower as possible origin of Eaton fire Jane and David Stover were among the neighbors Jennifer alerted to the fire, banging on their door just as the couple were finishing dinner.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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The company outlined an alternative oversight plan in a letter obtained by ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas.—
Daniel Rothberg,
ProPublica,
8 Jan. 2025
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Protesters outside the public hearing outlined some of their concerns when interviewed by The Athletic.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
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The league concluded, justifiably or not, that no deal was possible in Oakland, clearing Fisher to leave for Las Vegas.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Biden's latest export controls have led some observers to conclude the government shares the growing sense that AGI is close.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Wrap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap%20up. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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