WRAPPING UP Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

wrapping up

verb

present participle of wrap up

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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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 Meir, wrapping up her second flight to the space station, will have logged a total of 442 days in space, completing four spacewalks during the Crew 12 mission and three during an earlier stay. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Hannah Einbinder got to the bra-shirt idea early, just as New York Fashion Week’s spring 2027 presentations were wrapping up. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 However, as the title suggests, the process of wrapping up his affairs illuminates political, professional and personal contours previously unseen, in remarkably surprising ways. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 The New York Mets are wrapping up what has been a disaster of a season. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 After wrapping up its longest monthly losing streak on Wall Street in more than a decade, Google has started September by giving investors several reasons for optimism. — Mackenzie Sigalos,drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 One of my favorite parts of staying at a nice hotel or spa is wrapping up in one of those thick, ridiculously plush towels after a shower. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026 The show world premiered Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre in New York City in February 2024, wrapping up a limited engagement the following month. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 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

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But the Mets missed the postseason in 2024 and were 10½ games out on April 26, ending the suspense early this season.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Miami needed 43 points, two overtimes and a replay review to uphold a game-ending interception, but the Hurricanes left Hard Rock Stadium with a comeback victory over rival Florida State on Saturday night.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.

— Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
This could include summarizing important meetings, recalling interactions, or automatically adding tasks to your to-do list, since Bee can also connect to your apps, such as email.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of summarizing

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One&Only followed this with its villas winding up from the jetty to the central building at the peak, which houses the reception, boutique, and five distinctive dining options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
More than 23 billion pairs of footwear are produced every year, with roughly a billion winding up in landfills.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of winding up

Verb

Complex tasks can require multiple agents generating thousands of words worth of logs outlining their steps, which could feel like trying to monitor a thousand people talking out loud, Riedl said.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, the Yes on Prop 45 campaign published research outlining a lucrative relationship between law firms that specialize in CEQA lawsuits and labor unions.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlining

Verb

Even if cooler heads had not quite prevailed by this point in the episode, the concluding plot twist would have forced matters in that direction.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Its two-day Filmmaker Forum, concluding today, lists regular registration at $125, including festival access.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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