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completed

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verb

past tense of complete
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as in adorned
to serve as a completing element to the bird's beautiful song simply completes its appeal for pet owners

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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point the well-attended concert completed a great weekend of arts and entertainment events

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Recent Examples of completed
Verb
As of June, 33 data centres had been completed and were operational, 68 were under construction, and 41 were proposed. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026 RedBird Capital Partners has completed its deal to become the lead investor in the digital media company Puck, valuing the enterprise at $250 million. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Even as the pair worked, there was loss, with a few subjects dying before the project was completed. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 For instance, productions completed by independent producers would receive a 5% bonus tax credit. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026 Bulldogs senior quarterback Tyce Custy, a Lindenwood recruit, completed 12 of 15 pass attempts for 207 yards and two TDs, and senior running back Brayden Schutt had 98 yards and a score on 10 carries. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 In Hot or Cold, teams work their way through a labyrinth of rooms, each containing a challenge that must be completed as quickly as possible. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Lyntris completed the qualification after nearly two years of manufacturing development and testing with Raytheon. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026 The 18 lower receivers were described in the affidavit as unfinished polymer components that had not been serialized like ordinary completed lower receivers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completed
Adjective
  • That should drive major upside to shares of NexGen, even though the project is far from finished and poses risks, per JPMorgan.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The idea was to give what is normally a temporary and invisible stage of the process as much presence as the finished precious object.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Post-ballet, Sorbara will walk ten blocks south of Lincoln Center for a borscht martini at Russian Samovar, where, fittingly, the walls are adorned with pictures of Baryshnikov.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The centerpiece of the look was her cutout dress and its plunging neckline adorned with intricate metallic sequin detailing.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The conflict, which ended the following year, claimed over 100,000 lives and contributed to famine in the region.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Courant asked to interview Santiago and Braswell, but our request was not fulfilled in time for this article.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The former security chief fulfilled Beijing’s long-standing imperative to enact a homegrown national security law in 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Many organizations don’t have a complete inventory of where cryptography is being used today.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Once that happens, the attackers have the token that gives complete control over the Muse account.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Selma Blair Meanwhile, makeup visionary Stephanie Navarro complemented Selma Blair’s punk-girl pixie, with a lash aesthetic that settled somewhere between Graham and Hudson.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Given that her dress was so bold, Cardi and her makeup artist Erika La' Pearl matched the vibes with a glitter eye in a purply-pink color that complemented the vivid colors of the gown.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The grand jury and Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath both concluded those allegations were baseless.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The first phase of the competition concluded in late August, with all 25,000 relationships between polynomials and symmetry groups realized.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Jets tried to trade him during the summer, but were never able to get the deal that satisfied Kevin Cheveldayoff.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of recognizing that a 1-paragraph block is not a 10-paragraph block, the generation engine assumed that formatting the technical specifications neatly satisfied the underlying intent.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Completed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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