1
as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed
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2
as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick
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3
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
all their efforts came to no practical conclusion
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4
as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
a bell signaled the conclusion of the event
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Recent Examples of conclusion
The Fed approved a quarter point rate cut at the conclusion of its meeting Wednesday, and signaled two more reductions are on the way before year's end but only one more in 2026.
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Sarah Min,pia Singh,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Other studies have come to similar conclusions.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Following the conclusion of the season, Newport told the New York Post that Bradley had been vulnerable with her and taken responsibility for his actions.
—Beth Sobol, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
And the Miami defense has everybody reevaluating their longstanding conclusions about Daniel Jones.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Min,pia Singh,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Other studies have come to similar conclusions.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Following the conclusion of the season, Newport told the New York Post that Bradley had been vulnerable with her and taken responsibility for his actions.
—Beth Sobol, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
And the Miami defense has everybody reevaluating their longstanding conclusions about Daniel Jones.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusion
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Of course, five hours of screaming-fast inference processing doesn't come cheap.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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With the rise of large language models (LLMs) to the forefront, LLMOps adapted to support prompt engineering, fine-tuning and scaling inference costs.—
Gaurav Aggarwal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The basis of his decision, Greenfield said, was a long-running dispute with Unilever over the company's ability to pursue social justice and activist causes that were important to the founders.—
Hugh Cameron
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The outcome of that re-do was to change the insurance coverage of the MMRV vaccine for low-income children.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Canvas Stadium crowd isn’t shocked at the outcome, considering the struggles of two weeks ago.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Naturally, the Chargers' medical staff will check things out, but this could be season-ending for the Los Angeles running back.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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As summertime comes to a close, the autumnal equinox reminds us that every ending is also the beginning of something new.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.—
Jessica Stroud,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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McGhee’s plan for a 2% purchasing deduction followed his effort to rally fellow commissioners to hold a special meeting to claw back a $21 million county subsidy of the 2026 World Cup games in order to replenish the charity dollars Levine Cava dropped from her budget proposal.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since the transaction is not structured as a partnership or LLC for tax purposes, the investors may not be entitled to any deduction for their investment, since there is no tax code provision that would permit it.—
Schuyler Moore,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed are not those of Newsweek and are not an endorsement of the products, services or persons mentioned.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to the company, multiple benchmark results showed that its model’s overall performance surpassed that of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The process produced uniform, reproducible results, paving the way for mass production of catalysts fit for seawater electrolysis.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclusion. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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