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
As the title suggests, the last episode details McLaren's championship victory and its battle with Ferrari that went on until the last lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The two split in December 2022, just two months after the show's finale, but Windey's star has only continued to rise.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Four senior managers will also be introduced before the Big 12 finale for both teams.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
The Irish return home to host Florida State, while the Wolfpack plays its home finale against Wake Forest.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The two split in December 2022, just two months after the show's finale, but Windey's star has only continued to rise.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Four senior managers will also be introduced before the Big 12 finale for both teams.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
The Irish return home to host Florida State, while the Wolfpack plays its home finale against Wake Forest.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finale
Noun
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Portia & Jack 3 of 6 What happens to Portia and Jack in The White Lotus season 2 ending?—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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The ending, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Early on, Clement telegraphs his conclusion in his discussion of what Rule 48(a) does and doesn't permit a judge to do.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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O’Neill has spent a quarter of his life getting to that conclusion.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The planet parade that began in January will then come to an end by mid-to-late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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At this rate, Russia will be out of cash by the end of the year if not sooner.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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The meeting was the culmination of a monthslong battle over the fate of the charter schools, which were originally slated for closure last October.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s attacks on America’s public land management agencies are simply the culmination of a decades-long political assault on the ability of federal land managers to properly care for the land sustainably.—
TIME,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finale. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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