conclude

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as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements

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How does the verb conclude differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of conclude are close, complete, end, finish, and terminate. While all these words mean "to bring or come to a stopping point or limit," conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting).

the service concluded with a blessing

Where would close be a reasonable alternative to conclude?

While the synonyms close and conclude are close in meaning, close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished.

close a debate

When is it sensible to use complete instead of conclude?

The meanings of complete and conclude largely overlap; however, complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken.

the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement

When might end be a better fit than conclude?

The synonyms end and conclude are sometimes interchangeable, but end conveys a strong sense of finality.

ended his life

In what contexts can finish take the place of conclude?

The words finish and conclude can be used in similar contexts, but finish may stress completion of a final step in a process.

after it is painted, the house will be finished

When could terminate be used to replace conclude?

In some situations, the words terminate and conclude are roughly equivalent. However, terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space.

your employment terminates after three months

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conclude Gerwig’s choices last spring had a negative impact on film culture throughout the year, concluding this week when Gerwig’s selection of Anora was rubber-stamped as also the Academy’s Best Motion Picture of the Year. Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025 Mail voting begins next week and the special election to fill the county board vacancy concludes on April 8. Louis A Fuentes, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 The bloody brawl concluded with the crime lord heading back to prison after losing the fight to the Man Without Fear. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025 Washington—Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that President Trump hopes to build the entire wall along the southern border by the time his term concludes, an ambitious goal that Mr. Trump was unable to realize in his first term. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conclude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclude
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  • Hamas has freed all 25 living hostages included in the first six-week phase ending on March 1 in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
    Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Use of the funding is up to the discretion of the organization, but vice president Gretchen Raffa confirmed that part of it will go towards stockpiling mifepristone, a drug used to end pregnancies.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • That hasn't stopped the Trump administration from making some bold claims.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Often, women would wear the same watch for years, so why did the younger generations ever stop?
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
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  • Three years later, Ade arranged a romantic trip to Italy for the couple with the intention of asking Houston to be his wife.
    Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And with its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, arranging, connecting and customizing elements has never been easier.
    Carly Schnurr, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • Conversely, could the Blues still decide to add to the roster?
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But DeSantis appears to be hoping that Trump’s early endorsement won’t decide the 2026 governor’s race.
    Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • The real stories of the game and its people from someone who lives it and understands it better than any member of the media who has never played the game ever could.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Plus, the startup is also building out its use of AI to understand complex datasets and more.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Even though Love finished the race in a better position at sixth, the two weren't happy.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • My personal favorite scotch right now is a distillery edition of Lagavulin 16 that was finished in mezcal casks.
    Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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  • On Thursday, the university, a historically Black institution, ordered the fraternity chapter to cease all activities and suspended pledging for all Greek organizations for the rest of the academic year.
    Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The program ended in the early 1960s after a member of the CIA Inspector General's staff learned of MKUltra's experiments and ordered them to cease all experimentation on non-consenting subjects.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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  • During the meeting, Trump berated Zelensky, accusing him of insufficient gratitude for U.S. military support and pressuring him to negotiate a peace deal with Russia under terms dictated by the Trump administration.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Trump, who has been negotiating with Russian President Valdimir Putin to end his three-year Russian invasion and occupation of Ukraine − without participation from Ukraine or its European allies, much to their chagrin.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Conclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclude. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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