grand finale

noun

: a climactic finale (as of an opera)

Examples of grand finale in a Sentence

All of the performers came on stage for the opera's grand finale. the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale
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RuPaul was faced with one of the toughest tasks in Drag Race her-story across Friday night's grand finale, with four of Mama Ru's season 17 finalists representing one of the strongest collective casts the show has seen since its 2009 debut. EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Hurry Up Tomorrow is presumably the final project Abel Tesfaye will release as the Weeknd, hence the grand finale theatrics. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025 There also were designers of past grand finales who did not send representations of their work. Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025 Like in the Orlando aquarium, the path through the Polk County attraction meanders through several environments, building up to a walk-through tunnel with 180-degree views of Sea Life inhabitants and the grand finale theme park under the sea scene. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grand finale

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grand finale was in 1784

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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20finale. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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