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as in completed
brought or having come to an end
the frosting isn't finished until you've added all of the decorative roses
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as in accomplished
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done
we should finish the painting of the house by tomorrow
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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
we'll finish the concert before dark
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as in stopped
to come to an end
the three-day race finished yesterday
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Recent Examples of finished
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Power’s interest is not in finished products but in the processes that brought them to be.
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Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
The Japanese team finished second in Group F behind the Netherlands and will play Brazil in Houston on Monday.
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CBS News,
25 June 2026
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Adjective
Meanwhile, HelloFresh makes meal prep as simple as possible without sending you the finished product, unlike some other pre-prepared meal-kit services.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Power’s interest is not in finished products but in the processes that brought them to be.
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Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Verb
Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage, finished second among original series with 851 million minutes for its premiere week on Prime Video.
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Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
The Japanese team finished second in Group F behind the Netherlands and will play Brazil in Houston on Monday.
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CBS News,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finished
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There’s a fitness center for action, a spa for pampering, and for families or groups wanting complete privacy, the exclusive-use Monwana Residence has its own chef, butler, private safari vehicle and guide team.
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The county, which released the case files, said the documents do not present the complete picture of what happened.
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The transaction was completed on May 11.
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Those planes were supposed to be completed for presidential use in 2022, but now are expected by 2028, the Air Force said.
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Kylee explained that Aven eventually ended things again, citing the damage done to their relationship.
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Morocco would rally to a 4-2 victory, advancing to the next round as Haiti’s journey ended.
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Its domestic league stopped playing.
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Big Oil is not backing away from renewables because the energy transition has stopped.
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Likewise, despite the filmmakers’ best efforts, there’s still a few uncanny valleys to be crossed, notably in the up-close, full-body fighting sequences, which remind us how much VFX isn’t quite there yet.
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Kone eventually gave a thumb's up signal to the crowd and sat up as he was being taken off.
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In a report made public on Monday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South was triggered in early June 2021 when two connections between garage columns and the condominium’s pool deck failed.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), aka the UK’s data protection watchdog, has now concluded a two-year investigation into the incident and has found that sensitive personal information was indeed deliberately misused.
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In the end that discussion was halted by Paramount’s superior bid.
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Just days after the White House confirmed the plans, a Kenyan court temporarily halted the proposal with Kenyan High Court Judge Patricia Nyaundi upholding that decision and ordering the Kenyan government to cease all building and operations at the base while the case is resolved.
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None turned out to have been stolen, but some were towed because their registration had expired, police said.
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After the previous contract expired, Local 614 leaders said workers would stay on the job for the time being, even though a deal had not been reached.
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“Finished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finished. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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