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 Furious season 1 wrapped up the case as Alice arrested Catherine at Jay Easton’s (Peter McRobbie) house — the site where Catherine and her friend Isabel (Larissa Campos) were abused. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Smith and the Pacers wrapped up summer league play on July 18, meaning Smith stood by for one day shy of a full month before inking his first NBA contract. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Being wrapped up in a soft cardigan is a quintessential fall feeling, and this budget-friendly staple is likely to spend more time out of your closet than in it this season. — Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026 Boise State football wrapped up fall camp on Saturday afternoon with its second scrimmage within the space of a week, bringing to a close a grueling 18 days of practices ahead of the start of the season in two weeks. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 Allisen Corpuz wrapped up the last automatic place Friday, and Andrea Lee and Alison Lee took spots off the working ranking Sunday. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival wrapped up on Friday, with Austria taking home the top prize. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026 As their conversation wrapped up, Darrell gathered her daughter, Kenya, Wasserman Schultz and two campaign staffers into a prayer huddle. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 New signings Jacquet and Ronald Araujo played their first minutes for the club as Andoni Iraola’s side wrapped up their pre-season schedule with a 2-0 win over Como. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
  1. ended
  2. summarized
  3. finished
  4. outlined
  5. concluded
  6. wound up
Verb
  • The city experienced a recent peak of 719 homicides in 2022, a year before Johnson took office, and ended last year with 416, according to Chicago police statistics.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
    — Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
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  • As can best be summarized, the title character Niu Lai is a young calf born to a forest/shifting dreamscape who relies on his mother for protection.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Generic content is more likely to be summarized as common knowledge than cited as evidence of authority.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarized
Verb
  • The Rattlers finished 4-4 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play in 2025, just two seasons removed from winning the Celebration Bowl and a Black college football national championship.
    — John Devine, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bullock finished off her look with black strappy sandal heels and Jessica McCormack pendant necklaces.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • Back in May , Jim put pen to paper and outlined his case in his weekly column.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Together, the index and margin determine your new interest rate, subject to the limits outlined in your loan agreement.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlined
Verb
  • At least 15 babies and children from the faith-healing sect died between 2015 and 2025 from illnesses that doctors could have successfully treated, the experts concluded.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist who evaluated Clancy in April, concluded his testimony Tuesday, testifying that Clancy was suffering from a form of bipolar disorder, but could still appreciate that killing her children was wrong.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • Three of his downfield passes wound up caught, two by his teammates, and one for an interception.
    — Ben Gretch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • By the time Fly entered the booth, they were wound up and thronging the dancefloor.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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