wrapped up

verb

past tense of wrap up
1
as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration

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2
as in summarized
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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Recent Examples of wrapped up Orientation for a new intake of students has just wrapped up. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026 Shortly after the wheelchair races wrapped up, the elite men’s and women’s adult runners made their way to the finish line. — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 July 2026 As the sun set on Sacramento Sunday, the city wrapped up hosting the X Games for the first time. — Hannah Ruhoff june 29, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 The European side then notched up a third goal from Hans Vanaken just before the hour mark, before Romelu Lukaku wrapped up the victory with a late strike in injury time. — Lee Ying Shan,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 July 2026 Schmitz was hired days after Ujiri's introduction, and with the coaching staff complete, the Mavericks have wrapped up 17 months of upheaval by finishing the move into a new era. — CBS News, 29 June 2026 Years after unlicensed plumbing and electrical work wrapped up at SouthPark Swim & Tennis Club, the private south Charlotte club is still working to fix it. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Testimony in the criminal trial of Johnson County Sheriff Adam King wrapped up its second week with prosecutors resting their case against him. — Star-Telegram Staff. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 The $102 million Imagine OPRF Project 2 began in summer 2024 and has largely wrapped up and is set to be unveiled later this summer. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
  1. ended
  2. summarized
  3. finished
  4. outlined
  5. concluded
  6. wound up
Verb
  • But the rally ended when Hernández’s liner up the middle landed in the glove of Rockies right-hander Jimmy Herget, who just entered the game, catching Kyle Tucker off first base for a double play.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The decision was never formally confirmed in a plenary session before the conference ended.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of ended
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  • The property experience, the digital experience and the value proposition all become searchable, summarized and compared.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The really fascinating thing to me was that this letter was sent the same day that the meeting happened that the memo summarized.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of summarized
Verb
  • The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Brown helped lead the Celtics to a 56-win season and finished sixth in MVP voting.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • The letter outlined that many food and household products available today would remain, alongside the gas station, while other items and services like clothing, major electronics, the pharmacy and the food court would not be offered.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of outlined
Verb
  • King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • LeBron James's eight-year tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers, though marked by an NBA championship and record-breaking achievements, concluded with his decision to depart.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • Plummer wound up getting an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
  • Too many of them made academic strides in the pen, then returned to New York and wound up sleeping on someone’s couch.
    — Rufus Walker, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
Definition of wound up

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“Wrapped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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