grand finale

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Recent Examples of grand finale Supercharged debuted in 2015 and has been the grand finale on the lot’s Studios Tour. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025 For the grand finale, contestants would be paired with local musicians and given a few hours to plan—or plan to improvise—a brief performance for whatever audience existed in Atlanta for this sort of thing. Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 Photo: Getty Images Last night saw the grand finale of a weekend crammed with celebrations of Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025 As the grand finale of the zodiac, Pisces asks us to embrace the final, often most difficult, lessons of the spiritual experience, our relationship to the unknown, and to the uncontrollable dimensions of being human. Colin Bedell, Them, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grand finale
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Noun
  • There could be sudden news or an ending around health or employment matters, too.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • This premise, drawn from a 2022 novel by Edward Ashton, is Bong’s bleakest yet, which is one of the reasons it’s accompanied by the closest he’s come to a happy ending (spoilers, obviously, will follow).
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Early on, Clement telegraphs his conclusion in his discussion of what Rule 48(a) does and doesn't permit a judge to do.
    Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time that fans have jumped to the conclusion that Affleck was trying to woo his ex-wife.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So many loose threads with Colton were tied up in this finale.
    Megan Vick, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
  • This post contains spoilers from the March 7 season 3 finale of The Way Home.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To that end, the Tokyo itinerary includes exhibitions against the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants, an event hosted by Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and a welcome party organized by Imanaga and Suzuki.
    Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • No charges were filed against him at the end of the Internal Affairs investigation, but Sheriff Gregory Tony dismissed him after 23 years on the force.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Oracle, which is set to report earnings after the closing bell, has now seen its stock fall more than 10% this year.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Lage outlined the similarities of the two works in his closing.
    Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s attacks on America’s public land management agencies are simply the culmination of a decades-long political assault on the ability of federal land managers to properly care for the land sustainably.
    TIME, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The meeting was the culmination of a monthslong battle over the fate of the charter schools, which were originally slated for closure last October.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20finale. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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