as in endings
the last part of a process or action
this project has been a lot of work, but we're finally in the homestretch
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Noun
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This Emmys season is more focused on endings than beginnings.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026 -
Otherwise, many of the endings here are frustratingly predictable.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The authors were careful with their conclusions.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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The tool is being built to last, to be honest with people about hard choices, and to connect their conclusions directly to the levers of government.—
Jeffery Marino,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Carter was electric at both ends of the floor, leading the Aces with 27 points, shooting 13-for-16 from the field and adding eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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That has prompted more farms to embrace multiple business models to make ends meet.—
William Deffaa,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Colbert’s goodbye — running some 17 minutes over — was ambitious in a way that other TV late night finales were not.—
Mark Kennedy,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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This misery-making helped Hantz brute-force his way to two successive finales.—
Shaan Merchant,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
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School closings Several buildings in the Utica Community Schools district, based in Sterling Heights, are closed on Tuesday, May 19, because of lingering power outages.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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But in just the past four years, the furniture industry has seen closings furniture makers like Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams in Taylorsville putting 533 employees out of business.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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“Homestretches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestretches. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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