1
as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed
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2
as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick
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3
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
all their efforts came to no practical conclusion
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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms
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5
as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
a bell signaled the conclusion of the event
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Recent Examples of conclusion
My moments of reflection on the streets of Delhi led me to some dizzying conclusions.
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Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
After dropping the first two games of their series against the rival Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets were a season-worst nine games out of first place at the conclusion of play on Tuesday.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Researchers previously tried to test these predictions with gravitational waves, but the comparatively weaker signals left a lot of uncertainty in the conclusions.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
No good deed goes unpunished At the conclusion of 2024's Wicked, Elphaba fully embraced the potential of her power, taking to the sky to defy gravity.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
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Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
After dropping the first two games of their series against the rival Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets were a season-worst nine games out of first place at the conclusion of play on Tuesday.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Researchers previously tried to test these predictions with gravitational waves, but the comparatively weaker signals left a lot of uncertainty in the conclusions.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
No good deed goes unpunished At the conclusion of 2024's Wicked, Elphaba fully embraced the potential of her power, taking to the sky to defy gravity.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusion
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Of course, five hours of screaming-fast inference processing doesn't come cheap.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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With the rise of large language models (LLMs) to the forefront, LLMOps adapted to support prompt engineering, fine-tuning and scaling inference costs.—
Gaurav Aggarwal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The basis of his decision, Greenfield said, was a long-running dispute with Unilever over the company's ability to pursue social justice and activist causes that were important to the founders.—
Hugh Cameron
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Local organizations are training AI models on regional medical data to improve healthcare outcomes.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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With an outside agency taking the lead, local officials hoped to mitigate concerns over conflicts of interest and inspire public trust in the investigation’s outcome, the county wrote last month in a letter to Bonta.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The moment carried extra weight because this wasn’t just a season ending.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But this time, quarterback Conner Harrell took command, helping coach Tim Albin earn his first win as the 49ers’ head coach, rewriting an ending that felt all too familiar for 15,681 Charlotte fans in attendance.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Senate bill is opposed by multiple smoking cessation groups, who argued that the Senate version lacked teeth to curb youth vaping.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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In this case, the deduction begins to decrease once income reaches $150,000 for joint filers ($75,000 for all other taxpayers) and disappears completely once income hits $350,000 for joint filers ($175,000 for all other taxpayers).—
KELLY PHILLIPS ERB,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Workers typically pay for their health insurance premiums through paycheck deductions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed are not those of Newsweek and are not an endorsement of the products, services or persons mentioned.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to the company, multiple benchmark results showed that its model’s overall performance surpassed that of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The process produced uniform, reproducible results, paving the way for mass production of catalysts fit for seawater electrolysis.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclusion. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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