as in endings
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 finales
The finales begin April 23 with the Season 2 ender of CBS’ Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates and run through May 27 with another classic-series reboot, Hollywood Squares.
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
The victory continued a trend of strong play in series finales.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So Hannah Montana lands firmly in the top tier of Disney Channel finales without claiming the top spot.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Sabalenka surely will be looking to avenge that one as well as her 0-2 record in Indian Wells finales.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The top two seeds for the eight-team event will be UC Irvine and Hawaii (order to be determined), but five teams are separated by one game in the battle for seeds 3-7, with Fullerton part of a four-way tie for fourth place going into Saturday’s regular-season finales.
—Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
When Texas was a member of the Big 12, a mercy rule was only used in the finales of conference series while nonconference games were left to the discretion of the teams’ coaches.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Does not include specials, finales, or sports that fall within FSD.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Se fue a los 17 años a Estados Unidos a trabajar y nunca volvió a vivir en Puerto Rico, aunque siempre nos visitaba a finales de enero o principios de febrero y se quedaba en casa.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
The victory continued a trend of strong play in series finales.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So Hannah Montana lands firmly in the top tier of Disney Channel finales without claiming the top spot.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Sabalenka surely will be looking to avenge that one as well as her 0-2 record in Indian Wells finales.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The top two seeds for the eight-team event will be UC Irvine and Hawaii (order to be determined), but five teams are separated by one game in the battle for seeds 3-7, with Fullerton part of a four-way tie for fourth place going into Saturday’s regular-season finales.
—Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
When Texas was a member of the Big 12, a mercy rule was only used in the finales of conference series while nonconference games were left to the discretion of the teams’ coaches.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Does not include specials, finales, or sports that fall within FSD.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Se fue a los 17 años a Estados Unidos a trabajar y nunca volvió a vivir en Puerto Rico, aunque siempre nos visitaba a finales de enero o principios de febrero y se quedaba en casa.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finales
Noun
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As Quibi learned the hard way, accelerated timelines rarely produce Hollywood endings.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Neither requires action because the endings to their stories have already been written.—
Charlie Tyrell,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In discussions with others, caution against leaping to conclusions.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Another great example of this in action is KPMG’s new early career program focused on human qualities such as critical thinking, data analysis, and drawing conclusions rather than technical know-how.—
Teuila Hanson,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Finales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finales. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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