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
While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.
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James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
If both Atlanta and Las Vegas win their regular season finales, the Valkyries will get Atlanta in the first round.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The Royals also continued a run of success in series finales.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
This is shorter than other Bachelor franchise finales, which are typically three hours.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers-Padres and Red Sox-Yankees series finales will take up the most attention.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Here’s the broadcast information on Saturday’s 10 preseason finales, along with the lowdown on the four NFL Network games.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Fast-moving plays, intense gaming sessions, and epic finales stay sharp and fluid without the annoying blur.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
Para finales de 2025, 36,2 millones de estadounidenses, o el 14% de la población adulta estadounidense, se espera que trabajen desde casa, un aumento con respecto al 22,5 millones de estadounidenses informó que trabajó principalmente desde casa en 2023.
—Harvard Business Review, 12 Feb. 2025
James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
If both Atlanta and Las Vegas win their regular season finales, the Valkyries will get Atlanta in the first round.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The Royals also continued a run of success in series finales.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
This is shorter than other Bachelor franchise finales, which are typically three hours.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers-Padres and Red Sox-Yankees series finales will take up the most attention.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Here’s the broadcast information on Saturday’s 10 preseason finales, along with the lowdown on the four NFL Network games.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Fast-moving plays, intense gaming sessions, and epic finales stay sharp and fluid without the annoying blur.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
Para finales de 2025, 36,2 millones de estadounidenses, o el 14% de la población adulta estadounidense, se espera que trabajen desde casa, un aumento con respecto al 22,5 millones de estadounidenses informó que trabajó principalmente desde casa en 2023.
—Harvard Business Review, 12 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finales
Noun
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Although the show is based on the books, Han, who is also showrunner on the series, has teased that the endings may not be the same.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite the promise, researchers caution against early conclusions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Finales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finales. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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