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
West had 42 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in 1969, but his Lakers lost that grand finale, 108-106, to the Celtics.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
That takes care of the shampooing routine, now for the grand finale.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 June 2025
The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The grand finale will wrap up the tournament on July 13.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
That takes care of the shampooing routine, now for the grand finale.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 June 2025
The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The grand finale will wrap up the tournament on July 13.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
Noun
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That ending is the most important scene and is very much in direct contact with the overarching theme that penetrates all three seasons.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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In addition, the Squid Game Season 3 ending certainly seems to allude to the format going international.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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In fact… The Chinese military does use Nvidia chips, according to research by Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, which analyzed 66,000 military purchasing records to come to that conclusion.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
15 July 2025
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The series came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday, July 23, when Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales were crowned season 7’s winners.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Why Did Susie and Clayton break up after The Bachelor? Susie and Clayton announced their split in September 2022, six months after The Bachelor Season 26 finale aired.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 July 2025
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In the season 1 finale, the charge nurse was shown packing up her personal belongings on her desk after having been assaulted by a patient and thrown into the chaos of treating victims of a mass shooting.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The Biden administration had calculated that an end to federal coal sales would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons (266 million metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide annually.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Toward the end of the clip circulating TikTok, the subway riders appear to beat the man after subduing him.—
Julia Marnin
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The storm delivered around two months' worth of rain to Chapel Hill, Durham, and the surrounding area, closing roads, stranding residents and causing wide flooding.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Andy Nguyen’s Vegetarian permanently closed With the opening of Village of Om comes the closing of Andy Nguyen’s Vegetarian.—
Irene Milanez,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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This coming year will be the culmination of our yearly gathering in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 July 2025
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In October 1971, the Shah anointed himself as the culmination of 2,500 years of Persian history with an extravagant birthday party for the Persian Empire.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
13 July 2025
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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20finale. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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