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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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Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman Thirty years after the Cold War ends, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied on him for the regime, and discovers the lasting effects of living in a surveillance state.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump signed a flurry of executive actions Monday on his first day back in the White House, including ending birthright citizenship.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
22 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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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 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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After escaping a calamitous train crash in the ending of the movie, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from Ethan’s past named Gabriel (Esai Morales) is also on the trail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ending birthright citizenship a campaign pledge The ending of birthright citizenship was a key piece of the Trump campaign's Agenda47 policy platform.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 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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According to etiquette guidelines outlined in Newsweek, keeping feet out of the aisle and being mindful of others' movement is a basic expectation when flying.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Stockpiling mifepristone would help to guard against an effort outlined in Project 2025, the conservative governing plan developed by the Heritage Foundation with assistance from many officials connected to Trump’s first term.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 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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Many elements of the image — such as the human hand — appear to be random, the office found, concluding that the user does not have sufficient control to claim authorship.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Taylor’s Eras Tour concluded on December 8, 2024, so her schedule is clear for football’s big day.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Wrap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap%20up. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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