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
The show’s grand finale arrives on New Year’s Eve, wrapping up a run that’s seen Sink and her co-stars—including Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and Millie Bobby Brown—go from unknown teenagers to globally famous young adults.
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Nick Remsen, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2025
With that said, this is the grand finale.
—Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
Then the August 12th New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo enters like the grand finale of a Beyoncé concert, activating your creativity, your romance, your fame sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
As for what exactly will go down in the grand finale?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
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Nick Remsen, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2025
With that said, this is the grand finale.
—Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
Then the August 12th New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo enters like the grand finale of a Beyoncé concert, activating your creativity, your romance, your fame sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
As for what exactly will go down in the grand finale?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
Noun
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Edwards forced overtime with a clutch three-pointer before Scottie Barnes hit a game-ending, overtime three-pointer for his team in the opening mini-game against the World.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Astronomers are used to dramatic endings.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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Of those, 15 have been concluded and 10 are at or near conclusion.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Dearest gentle readers, the time has nearly come for the conclusion of Bridgerton Season 4.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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The results were solid, with three exciting mini-games in the round-robin tournament all going down to the buzzer before the blowout finale.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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As a team, A&M had 12 hits and one walk in the series finale.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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Slow pulsations near the end of the AGB phase lead to ejecta, but these ejecta are rarely visible directly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The vote on Tuesday sought to extend previous language that blocked tariff repeal resolutions from getting a vote, which expired at the end of January.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hill said the changes to modular housing are the culmination of a 40-year effort.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The attorneys went on to argue that Pavlovich’s lawsuits were the culmination of a plan to smear Gaiman and that any legal disputes should be resolved in New Zealand, not the United States.—
Todd Richmond,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Despite parents’ pleas to the group leading the initiative, the special committee on Tuesday did not sign off on any plan to entirely avoid closing campuses.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Saks Global, in its initial round of luxury store closings in bankruptcy, said on Tuesday that eight Saks Fifth Avenue’s stores would also go dark around April.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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