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Recent Examples of finals
If Palace do progress to next month’s quarter-finals and find a way to reach and win the final in the German city of Leipzig on May 27, the manner in which victory came will be forgotten.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finals
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Rhyne Howard scored 30 points to lead Vinyl past Laces and into the Unrivaled semifinals on Saturday, while Paige Bueckers’ 29 points led Breeze past Rose to secure its semifinal berth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Students who were uninsured or underinsured received comprehensive eye exams and prescription glasses at no cost to their families.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Morath has cited the district’s overall below-average performance on the STAAR exams, which will need to improve before the state will return local control.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Lily Sheppard, Senior F/G, Cleburne Sheppard averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds per game for a Cleburne squad that claimed back-to-back District 8-5A championships.—
Charles Baggarly
April 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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Regional competitions led to Sunday’s championships.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Now, the exams, oral tests and presentations are weighted more heavily for students’ course grades than take-home problem sets.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Simple field tests can provide further insight.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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After Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government’s emergency decree issued in spring last year, only foreign nationals with Italian parents or grandparents are now allowed to seek citizenship.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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His death brings the total at the Adelanto facility to four deaths, all involving Mexican nationals.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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That is why the recent ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court allowing women to sit for the national rabbinical examinations feels so significant, and so deeply personal.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bondi took her marching orders and launched investigations of those the president named.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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And with congressional primaries less than five months away, voters in both districts deserve full investigations and decisive action.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Finals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finals. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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