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
After all, exits and grand finales are part and parcel with any theater and therefore any showgirl's life, and could be purely symbolic in nature.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The grand finale will take place this month, with four finalists vying for the twenty-five-thousand-dollar prize.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Even that grand finale could prove trivial in the long term compared to the game’s major injuries.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The grand finale of the Downton Abbey series ends on a high note, with 92% of critics and 96% of audiences giving this a thumbs up.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The grand finale will take place this month, with four finalists vying for the twenty-five-thousand-dollar prize.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Even that grand finale could prove trivial in the long term compared to the game’s major injuries.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The grand finale of the Downton Abbey series ends on a high note, with 92% of critics and 96% of audiences giving this a thumbs up.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
Noun
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Did the 'Christy' ending happen in real life?—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The ending of the film certainly leaves it open to the possibility.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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As the train hurtles toward its final destination, mother and daughter must confront both their past and the paranormal – before the journey reaches a deadly conclusion.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The tariffs case in most respects appears to be an instance in which the conservative Justices would favor limiting executive power, but the idea that foreign affairs and emergencies are different may muddy that conclusion.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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McLendon has spent the last two seasons on the practice squad prior to making his Dolphins debut during the season finale against the New England Patriots.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Stranger Things fans have been sharing a theory called Conformity Gate that posits the events of the finale actually didn't happen.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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September marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which Beijing commemorated with a massive military parade.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Growth Growth measures how well students performed on the end-of-year tests when compared with the previous year's results.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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Livelsberger’s actions are the subject of a months-long ABC News investigation into the special forces operator and the explosion that marked the culmination of his life.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025
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That performance was an abomination, a culmination of all the things that have been wrong with the Oilers this season in earning just six wins through their first 16 games.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The closing session at the end of the two weeks is often delayed, sometimes by more than a day, as negotiators work around the clock to hash out a final agreement.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shortly before the blackout began, Disney announced the closing of a deal to take 70% control of Fubo last month, giving it 6 million pay-TV subscribers on Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20finale. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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