as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks
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Recent Examples of finale
The San Ramon school stunned De La Salle 67-48 in its regular season finale, notching its best win of the season in dominant fashion.
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
As one of the messiest seasons on TV right now nears its finale, here's what happened this episode, from who was murdered and banished to how many traitors are left.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The Hills alum and influencer Kayla Nicole were the only two of the 16 celebs competing to triumph on Wednesday's third season finale of the Fox show.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The season 3 finale of Lopez vs. Lopez airs Friday, Feb. 7 at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC, and can be streamed the next day on Peacock.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
As one of the messiest seasons on TV right now nears its finale, here's what happened this episode, from who was murdered and banished to how many traitors are left.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The Hills alum and influencer Kayla Nicole were the only two of the 16 celebs competing to triumph on Wednesday's third season finale of the Fox show.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The season 3 finale of Lopez vs. Lopez airs Friday, Feb. 7 at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC, and can be streamed the next day on Peacock.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finale
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Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hot Milk is spare, rigorously structured but enigmatic, with a shocking ending that could fuel weeks of argument.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Tennessean last week celebrated the conclusion of its inaugural Journalism Academy program for Tennessee college students.—
Cassandra Stephenson,
The Tennessean,
12 Feb. 2025
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With the conclusion of the 2024 NFL season and Super Bowl LIX in the rearview, teams are already eyeing prospects.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Especially after the President of the United States hulked out and destroyed some beautiful cherry blossoms at the end of Brave New World.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The big-league pitching staff is not promising — FanGraphs noted the Sox bullpen is the worst the website’s formula has ever measured at this point in the offseason — and outside of Luis Robert, who could be traded any day from now until the end of July, the hitters aren’t very scary.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Super Bowl is the culmination of the National Football League season and determines the champions of the sport.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The repatriation of dead Americans is the culmination of a complex and emotional path for those involved.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finale. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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