How to Use finalize in a Sentence

finalize

verb
Definition of finalizenext
Synonyms for finalizenext
  • We bought our tickets and finalized our vacation plans.
  • They are finalizing their divorce this week.
  • The deal, Sotheby’s said at the time, would be finalized by the end of the year.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Once the recipe was finalized, the dessert joined the restaurant menu in 1972 and later spread to the masses.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
  • What twists and turns await as the team tries to finalize its move to Las Vegas?
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
  • The Tigers will practice again on Wednesday to finalize prep for the end of spring camp.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | , al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The adoption for their youngest child was finalized in April.
    — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Still to be finalized is the language in draft leases, most of which span 15 years.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • That move set off a 60-day clock during which the land swap could be finalized.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The menu for the June dinners is still being finalized, Mullins said.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
  • The name change will be finalized if approved in a second vote May 9.
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • This was the last chance, Biden told him, insisting that it be made clear to Hamas that time was up and the hostage deal had to be finalized.
    — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The judge will then finalize the terms of the settlement after the hearing.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The goal, the party says, is to give the government enough time to finalize Khan’s ban from politics ahead of the vote.
    — Shaiq Hussain, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The Indians’ full first class is set to be finalized in the coming weeks.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
  • The cast and schedules for the remakes are being finalized.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The announcement finalized changes first proposed in 2022 that mark the first updates to the program in a decade.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • One of the main things to stay relevant is to finalize your plans, not leave them halfway.
    — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The plan still has to be finalized in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
    — Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
  • The agreement was later finalized in court and the lawsuit was dismissed in April.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 9 June 2023
  • The rule, finalized this month, comes at a critical time.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The company’s plans have not been finalized and could change, a spokesperson for Mod said.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
  • That was the beginning of an eight-year divorce, which was finalized last year.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The tour and Saudi Arabia’s wealth funds set a Dec. 31 deadline to finalize their deal, though the sides can extend their talks.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Kris and Caitlyn tied the knot in April 1991, one month after her divorce from Robert Sr. was finalized.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The school board will meet again Monday to finalize a settlement with Wright.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
  • The rejection came before the new script was even finalized.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Musk and investors are expected to finalize terms in the next couple weeks, the people said.
    — Lizette Chapman, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The couple eventually split in 1998, and Lopez began to date Combs shortly after their divorce was finalized.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • If finalized, the deal could become the biggest-ever foreign takeover of a Japanese company.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024

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