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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
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Once there, he gets wrapped up in a mystery, befriends a private eye named Perry (Val Kilmer), and reconnects with Harmony (Michelle Monaghan), a childhood crush.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
Following the panel, a select group of industry players will take part in four closed roundtable discussions, each focusing on one of the topics, later sharing their findings with others during a wrap-up session.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 July 2024
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Polls showed Pennsylvania in an apparent dead heat and the six other battlegrounds — Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada — also too close to call, as voting wraps up on Tuesday.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Once there, he gets wrapped up in a mystery, befriends a private eye named Perry (Val Kilmer), and reconnects with Harmony (Michelle Monaghan), a childhood crush.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Noun
Ray Donovan ran for seven seasons and one wrap-up movie on Showtime.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
Following the panel, a select group of industry players will take part in four closed roundtable discussions, each focusing on one of the topics, later sharing their findings with others during a wrap-up session.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 July 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Mikael Granlund and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who ended their road trip against Metropolitan Division teams with a 1-1-2 record.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The results come after Apple this week rolled out the first Apple Intelligence features to the iPhone 16, as well as iPhone 15 Pro models, including new writing tools and the ability to record, transcribe and summarize calls.Clare Duffy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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To summarize these reflections, digital technologies present significant benefits to surgical teams in the long run, but attention to data protection and storage is key from the outset.George Murgatroyd, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Officers were dispatched to Mahomes' house in Belton, Missouri, roughly 28 miles south of Kansas City, shortly after midnight Oct. 6, an incident summary from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In addition, the Politico summary of the the ACP’s 171 College Towns found that in recent elections, 38 have flipped from red to blue since the 2000 presidential election, while only seven have gone the other way, from blue to red.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Kimberley French/A24 Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of Heretic.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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There’s this extraordinary moment where the ending of the Jan 6th hearings were concluding at the very moment of his entire congressional career.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Demons finished 7-4 in their first season back in 4A. Next week: Heritage at Pueblo West, TBA Want more sports news?Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Relatively few young people have the grit and determination to finish a 2,200-mile, 900,000-vertical-foot hike like the Appalachian Trail.Mary Beth “Mouse” Skylis, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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The filing outlines various risk factors, including significant operating and net losses, dependence on LiveOne for financing, and potential impacts of new technologies and regulations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The voluntary resolution agreement outlines steps the district will take the rest of the school year, including updating and revising policies and procedures and parts of its website.Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The decrease in revenue is primarily related to the conclusion of higher margin grants associated with the development of SGX943 and CiVax™.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The conclusion of the poll is that many Americans think celebrities should stay out of politics, YouGov said — an idea in line with assertions made by the New York Times’ Peter Baker.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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As first reported by the Associated Press, their discovery concludes a decades-long mystery about their whereabouts while highlighting numerous stories previously lost to history.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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In a classified assessment prepared in early October, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia, which favors Donald Trump, and Iran, which prefers Kamala Harris, were both plotting covert propaganda campaigns to sow post-election discord over the vote counting.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Wrap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap%20up. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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