as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale
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Recent Examples of grand finale
Alicia Keys joins Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood for the grand finale of American Idol in Los Angeles on May 11.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Mexican cowboys and cowgirls—charros and escaramuzas, as they are called in Spanish—are a parade highlight, often saved for last as a sort of grand finale.
—Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
The grand finale to a historic season, the Dallas Mavericks held a news conference to celebrate Cooper Flagg after winning the 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Eurovision is debuting in Asia in 2026, with the grand finale to be staged in Bangkok.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Mexican cowboys and cowgirls—charros and escaramuzas, as they are called in Spanish—are a parade highlight, often saved for last as a sort of grand finale.
—Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
The grand finale to a historic season, the Dallas Mavericks held a news conference to celebrate Cooper Flagg after winning the 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Eurovision is debuting in Asia in 2026, with the grand finale to be staged in Bangkok.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
Noun
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That, too, came with no Hollywood ending.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Aaron Judge ended a career-worst 11-game streak with no RBIs by hitting a game-ending, two-run homer off Kevin Kelly in the ninth inning that lifted the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 Sunday for their first win in five games this year against their AL East rival.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Employers should examine where hiring teams may be treating decision inputs as automatic conclusions rather than one part of a broader employment analysis.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The 192-page document, written by Paul Rivera, a Democratic consultant unaffiliated with the Biden and Harris campaigns, lacks key sections, including a conclusion and an executive summary.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 May 2026
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Andrea's fate is also up in the air after the finale.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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The parallel stories of Kayce’s attempt to redeem his violent past and his struggle to raise his son without Monica intersect on the season finale, in which circumstances require Tate to commit his own act of violence to defend himself and his father.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 May 2026
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Baha Mar is large in stature, sure—and Rosewood is part of a three-hotel complex across the bay from Atlantis, which looms large and brooding over its own end of the water as everything Baha Mar does not want to be—dated, dark, and reminiscent of Spring Break Past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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At the end of Tuesday's OTAs, the team took part in a little game in which players from the offense and defense competed at throwing medicine balls.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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The project is the culmination of a five-year pilot initiative known as the HBCU History and Culture Access Consortium.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The Breadwinner star pictures the destination as the culmination of his career, according to a Wall Street Journal profile published on May 15.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Richard Lovelady was designated for assignment nine times in the last two years, including once by the Nats, and is now closing games for them.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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In the movie’s closing credits, Hansen-Løve is among the names singled out for a thank you from the director.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20finale. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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