as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks
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Recent Examples of finale
The season finale is currently slated for Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Of note, Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again — now in the second week following the release of its ninth episode/Season 1 finale — still has yet to land on the Nielsen Top 10.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 May 2025
To prove his point, Fielder established a series of social simulations and a season finale which ended with him actually getting his pilot’s license and flying a 737 filled with 150 people.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 May 2025
In the second season of the docu-comedy, which aired its finale on Sunday, Fielder investigates a theory that suggests many plane crashes are caused by pilots and co-pilots miscommunicating with each other.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 29 May 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Of note, Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again — now in the second week following the release of its ninth episode/Season 1 finale — still has yet to land on the Nielsen Top 10.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 May 2025
To prove his point, Fielder established a series of social simulations and a season finale which ended with him actually getting his pilot’s license and flying a 737 filled with 150 people.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 May 2025
In the second season of the docu-comedy, which aired its finale on Sunday, Fielder investigates a theory that suggests many plane crashes are caused by pilots and co-pilots miscommunicating with each other.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finale
Noun
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The Cheers finale carves out happy endings for several of its cast members.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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My ending was harmonizing the situation of the movie, that the family is coming together at the end, and Laura is part of the family and wants to go back to the family.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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After 188 games, the 2024-25 Champions League comes to a conclusion on Saturday night in Munich as Paris Saint-Germain face off against Inter. Ahead of the game at the Allianz Arena, our writers James Horncastle and Michael Cox are on hand to answer your questions.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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In 2018, The Karate Kid franchise made a comeback with two seasons of Cobra Kai on the now-defunct YouTube Red channel before it was acquired by Netflix, which in turn produced four more seasons that came to a conclusion earlier this year.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In the end, all but one Republican voted the bill out of committee—Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who skipped the vote—ending the committee’s debate that began more than 22 hours ago.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
22 May 2025
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In the end, Circuit Judge Amy Maher sentenced Howard to 30 years in prison.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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That was the culmination of three consecutive nights of strikes.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2025
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This new office was the culmination of a 10-year plan that saw the investment giant move offices across Hong Kong, London and within the United States.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finale. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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