wrapping up

verb

present participle of wrap up
1
as in ending
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 summarizing
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 wrapping up The tour still has plenty of runway left and will be running through September and wrapping up in early October with a show in San Francisco. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026 With negotiations wrapping up soon, next steps include project design and moving utilities. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Back-to-school season is wrapping up, with class already in session in many states. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 That is why Tennessee will keep building after wrapping up a $337 million renovation of Neyland Stadium. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 But wrapping up the fifth and final season of Hacks ended up being about much more than the show for Olson. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026 Last day of summer camp for young people The decision to move out of the space comes as a summer camp on business skills and financial literacy is wrapping up. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Executives from both companies are set to report their quarterly earnings over the next couple of weeks, and will certainly encounter questions about having to revise their optimistic projections about wrapping up the deal over the summer. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Funny coming from a guy who’s wrapping up an A-case only to dive headfirst into an even bigger B-case, complete with a personal vendetta and government conspiracy. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping up
  1. ending
  2. summarizing
  3. finishing
  4. summing up
  5. winding up
  6. outlining
  7. concluding
  8. closing out
Verb
  • Angels shortstop Zach Neto capped a 12-pitch at-bat in the eighth with a solo homer off Phillies reliever Jonathan Bowlan, tying the score 1-1 and ending a string of 30 consecutive innings without an extra-base hit for the Angels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Sony has committed to ending production of new PlayStation discs starting in 2028, but Xbox has taken advantage of the negative sentiment around that, talking about game preservation with a new, rather cool, disc-to-digital system.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ending
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  • Prosecutors said in 2023 that a report would come out the following year summarizing their investigation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Though the fact sheet summarizing the bill language circulated around Sacramento on Wednesday on Thursday, the actual bill, SB 1229, has yet to be amended to reflect the agreement.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarizing
Verb
  • The Storm were just as bad from three-point range in the second half, finishing four of 22.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Messi scored eight goals in the recent World Cup, finishing second to France’s Kylian Mbappe in the Golden Boot race and was a big reason Argentina reached the championship match.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of finishing
Verb
  • Schwartz addressed this challenge by summing up their plight in an opening credits song.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That was the gist of my story (here) summing up the day, with quotes from Preller and others.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of summing up
Verb
  • The hit sequel follows 10-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) being separated from his family for a second time during a family vacation, and Kevin winding up at the luxurious Plaza Hotel in New York City.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Taking it with you prevents it from winding up in the ocean, or in the mouths of wildlife.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Definition of winding up
Verb
  • Warsh on Friday reiterated his skepticism about providing such guidance or even outlining his broad approach to interest-rate policy.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • While outlining the details of Clancy's suicide attempt, Reddington slapped a quarter on the table and addressed the prosecutors in what appeared to be a direct challenge to the state.
    — Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlining
Verb
  • Executive-produced by Shawn Carter (Jaÿ-Z) and Rubin, who also directs, two new episodes will debut on Mubi every Saturday, concluding with episodes seven and eight on Saturday, 10 October.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Judge Buckelew has set the first week of October as his target to have a jury empaneled and begin opening statements, with broader sights on concluding the trial by Thanksgiving.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluding
Verb
  • In 2024, her former team, Chicago, was closing out a win over her current team, Atlanta, when Reese needed one point to keep her double-double streak alive.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But back to the saloon, where Myrick is closing out the night with Bridgette Tatum.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of closing out

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“Wrapping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping%20up. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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