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complete, consummate, finish, perfect, polish
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News confirmed Kanye's $14 million purchase, which should be finalized in the new year. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Kanye West Surprised Kim Kardashian With A Miami Condo For Christmas," 29 Dec. 2018 The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss early planning estimates that haven't been finalized or released publicly. — Anne Flaherty, Fox News, "How Trump's big military parade evaporated into thin air," 17 Aug. 2018 At practice Saturday morning in the adjacent Cox Pavilion, the Bulls remained mum on LaVine’s deal, which has not been finalized. — Malika Andrews, chicagotribune.com, "Fred Hoiberg lays out Summer League blueprint for Bulls rookies ahead of Saturday's opener," 7 July 2018 Because of the Dwight Howard trade to the Brooklyn Nets, which cannot be finalized until July 6, the Hornets will have some salary cap space — roughly $8.6 million thanks to the mid-level exemption — to sign another player. — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, "Hornets' Devonte' Graham got his NC homecoming. Now? Prove he's more than feel-good story.," 22 June 2018 Mari was representing Radfords’s wife, Cindy, in the couple’s divorce proceedings, which were finalized less than two hours before the shooting. — Raisa Habersham, ajc, "Funeral set for prominent attorney killed at law office," 22 June 2018 The requirements, which are being finalized, would include some form of residency requirement that still needs to be ironed-out. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Vermont’s offering a $10K moving bonus for remote workers," 13 June 2018 The other, which has not been finalized, is believed to be a compromise measure that might offer an eventual path to citizenship. — Kevin Diaz, San Antonio Express-News, "Moderate Republicans fail in bid to protect Dreamers," 13 June 2018 But after speaking with many within the astrophysics community, NASA decided to move forward with the decadal, which will be finalized over the next two years. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "NASA limits future space telescope costs amid mission delays and budget uncertainty," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'finalize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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