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as in last
following all others of the same kind in order or time
this will be my final order
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as in certain
having been established and usually not subject to change
the wedding date is final
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as in semifinal
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Recent Examples of final
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Wiles barely could make the tight final left-hand turn that had tricked Monsen.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Carlos Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final after the pair navigated two epic semifinals in Melbourne on Friday.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
But at the same time, this is a group of players who coped admirably with the pressure of the title race two seasons ago, winning 16, drawing one and losing one of their final 18 Premier League matches, scoring 54 goals in the process.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Wiles barely could make the tight final left-hand turn that had tricked Monsen.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
Chris Marlowe, who captained the USA volleyball team to the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, led the Dolphins to a 21-1 record and the City Section basketball championship in 1969, beating Reseda in the final at Pauley Pavilion.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Carlos Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final after the pair navigated two epic semifinals in Melbourne on Friday.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for final
Adjective
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The long relationship between Bill Gates and Epstein is well documented, but new questions emerged about their dealings when more than 3 million pages of files related to the Epstein investigation were released by the Department of Justice last Friday.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Cooper has dominated fundraising since jumping into the race last year.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And Plaschke’s blood-boiling need to make the grand statement way before anything is certain doesn’t prove the Plaschke Curse is alive and well?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The outsize role that capital gains — income from certain investments — play in revenue makes the volatility worse.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Arlington will host nine matches, including a semifinal, while Houston will stage seven games, and Dallas will serve as the tournament’s International Broadcast Center.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Aledo Elizabeth Griffin, senior G Griffin was a force as a junior, averaging 13 points to lead Aledo to its first girls basketball regional semifinal since 2015.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its core business is semiconductor test systems, which verify that chips function properly and meet performance and durability standards before they are shipped.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the protocol was originally developed to demonstrate challenges that those on the autism spectrum have in recognizing the mental states of others, the test has since been widely applied as a measure of theory of mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Reed was hospitalized in serious but stable condition on Sunday afternoon.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Medics took the unconscous survivor, identified by a co-worker as Garo Alexanian, to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens in stable condition.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The baseball owners will likely lock out the players after this season in hopes of installing a salary cap that will curb the sort of spending that has fueled the Dodgers’ consecutive championships.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Chavez listed Texas among her finalists and even was in attendance as the Longhorns secured the SEC championship March 2 at Moody Center, but the Lubbock native eventually picked the Sooners.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a multiple-choice question on a recent final exam, Jeff Smith, a film professor at UW Madison, asked what happens at the end of the Truffaut film Jules and Jim.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Later research clarified that while those who had passed the exams had measurable hippocampal growth, this was not the case for those who failed the test.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Final.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/final. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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