as in finished
brought or having come to an end
with another recently concluded fiscal year behind us, we are now ready to face new challenges
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as in ended
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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as in stopped
to come to an end
the concert concluded late in the evening
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as in arranged
to bring about through discussion and compromise
concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations
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as in decided
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later
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as in derived
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information
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Recent Examples of concluded
Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Osbroune concluded her message with a heartfelt note of gratitude.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
In December, a scientific committee concluded two years of intensive research on what Americans should be eating by saying that there was not enough research to recommend people drink any other type of milk than fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1% or 2%).
—Alana Semuels, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers concluded that the chance of developing Covid-19 was about three times lower in the azelastine group compared with the placebo group.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire revoked the fireworks licenses for companies linked to the Esparto compound after their investigation concluded that Chee, Devastating’s owner, and Cutright, on behalf of BlackStar Fireworks, broke California fireworks laws.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Rumors of a potential third season of Big Little Lies have floated around since the second season concluded.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
With the loss, the Valkyries concluded the regular season on a three-game losing streak.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Earlier this spring, the Globe concluded its investigation.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The video concluded with Sharon smiling for the camera while an owl was perched on her raptor glove.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Osbroune concluded her message with a heartfelt note of gratitude.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
In December, a scientific committee concluded two years of intensive research on what Americans should be eating by saying that there was not enough research to recommend people drink any other type of milk than fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1% or 2%).
—Alana Semuels, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers concluded that the chance of developing Covid-19 was about three times lower in the azelastine group compared with the placebo group.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire revoked the fireworks licenses for companies linked to the Esparto compound after their investigation concluded that Chee, Devastating’s owner, and Cutright, on behalf of BlackStar Fireworks, broke California fireworks laws.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Rumors of a potential third season of Big Little Lies have floated around since the second season concluded.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
With the loss, the Valkyries concluded the regular season on a three-game losing streak.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Earlier this spring, the Globe concluded its investigation.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concluded
Adjective
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According to The Henry Ford website, a small crew of workers used a small assembly system to make an average of 15 finished automobiles a day.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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More of a finished draft of those early supper club nights.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Dow ended the day in the green but significantly off session highs, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the session lower.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Finances got so bad, and mistrust so high, that New York mob boss Meyer Lansky, an old childhood friend whose money was financing the project, allegedly ordered the hit that ended Siegel’s life in July 1947.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Following input from the state environmental agency, Grayling posted a notice about the change online in August, 10 weeks after treatment stopped.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The person was taken to the hospital when the ride stopped and was later declared dead, park officials said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Celebratory bottles of wine can be arranged by the hotel's downstairs sister bar, Bar Covell, and bespoke bouquets are requestable via Gilly Flowers, Silver Lake’s chicest florist.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Guests settled into low chairs and deep couches arranged near towering, high‑end speakers, the kind designed to make every note feel physical.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two reportedly worked on the tune during her lifetime for her final album, but the cut didn’t make the tracklist, so Gad decided to release it many years later.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Its pilots received authorization to shoot it down but decided not to open fire after assessing the collateral risks.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The process starts with stem cells derived from human adipose (fat) tissue that is ethically sourced from a research lab in Texas (the people donating the tissue are healthy, consenting adults getting liposuction).—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Default windows open at a size of 120 columns and 30 rows, up from the previous 80 columns and 24 rows (those numbers were derived from the display resolutions of 1970s-era computer terminals, so the change is quietly momentous).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas News,
3 Apr. 2023
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Then rookie center Dominique Malonga completed a three point play that propelled the Storm up by one point, 84-83 with 31 seconds remaining.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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After the actress successfully completed her obstacle course of spicy wing eating, Palmer referenced Evans' past comments about her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Concluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluded. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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