final draft
noun
: a final version of something (such as a document) usually after a lot of editing and rewriting
The final draft is due tomorrow.
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Cook emailed his final draft to Villanueva a few weeks later.
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Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
There are indications that the move to rescind the finding could be finalized soon – the EPA sent its final draft rule to the White House for review in early January 2026.
—Gary W. Yohe, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2026
Whittled down from 5,000 to 200 stories, the final draft of her forthcoming project will be bound together with Hunt's favorite submissions from Tiny Kindness.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Stoppard also rewrote and polished the final draft of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade under the pen name Barry Watson almost one week before the movie went into production.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2025
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Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
There are indications that the move to rescind the finding could be finalized soon – the EPA sent its final draft rule to the White House for review in early January 2026.
—Gary W. Yohe, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2026
Whittled down from 5,000 to 200 stories, the final draft of her forthcoming project will be bound together with Hunt's favorite submissions from Tiny Kindness.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Stoppard also rewrote and polished the final draft of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade under the pen name Barry Watson almost one week before the movie went into production.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Final draft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final%20draft. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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