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a
: entirely done
Are you finished yet?
: brought to a completed state
reviewing a finished manuscript
a finished job
To keep a finished drawing from being smeared or soiled, spray it with a fixative.—
Reader's Digest Crafts & Hobbies
Reader's Digest Crafts & HobbiesConverting inputs into finished goods and services is the essential function of every economic organization.—Michael Rothschild
Michael Rothschilda house with a finished basement/attic [=a basement/attic that has floors, ceilings, and walls like the rooms in the main part of the house]
b
: having reached an unsuccessful or ruinous end
This relationship is over. We're finished!
This scandal means my career is finished.
2
: provided with a finish : having a final treatment or coating on the surface
a shop that sells finished oak furniture
finished wood flooring
3
: marked by the highest quality : consummate
finished workmanship
Examples of finished in a Sentence
He started his homework two hours ago and he still isn't finished.
I'll wait here until you're finished.
The job is finally finished.
We were pleased with the finished product.
We're finished! I never want to see you again!
She says she's finished with that guy.
This scandal means that his career is finished.
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The finished narration included reflections on watching birds in the garden, gathering friends around their dinner table and spending winters by the fireplace.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Not the finished product, not the hotel room, not going to a film festival and walking on the red carpet or being famous or any of that stuff.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 June 2026
Under the agreement, Hanlon would receive an advance fee of $50,000, a second $50,000 after approval of a model and the remaining $95,000 once the finished statue was delivered.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 June 2026
Her costars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, who reprise their franchise roles as Woody and Buzz Lightyear respectively, didn’t know about that scene until watching the finished movie.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Not the finished product, not the hotel room, not going to a film festival and walking on the red carpet or being famous or any of that stuff.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 June 2026
Under the agreement, Hanlon would receive an advance fee of $50,000, a second $50,000 after approval of a model and the remaining $95,000 once the finished statue was delivered.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 June 2026
Her costars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, who reprise their franchise roles as Woody and Buzz Lightyear respectively, didn’t know about that scene until watching the finished movie.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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“Finished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finished. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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