as in culmination
the act of finishing something
The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of completion
Despite hundreds of millions in funding, California has seen only a few thousand petitions statewide, with limited enrollments, high dismissal rates and very few successful completions in Orange County and elsewhere.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
As for its well completions—or fracking—crews, Diamondback will go from four to five crews.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The airport expanded its runway and is nearing completion of a terminal expansion.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The stars are the 2,841st and 2,842nd since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars.
—City News Service, Daily News, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for completion
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
As for its well completions—or fracking—crews, Diamondback will go from four to five crews.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The airport expanded its runway and is nearing completion of a terminal expansion.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The stars are the 2,841st and 2,842nd since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars.
—City News Service, Daily News, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for completion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completion
Noun
-
The feat was the culmination of a shift—or, perhaps more aptly, a total disruption—in marathoning over the past few years, in which the eventual breaking of the mythical two-hour mark went from an impossibility to a guarantee.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
-
The appointment, which requires Senate confirmation, appears to mark the culmination of a chaotic appointment process for a vacancy on the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, which controls Kansas City’s police department.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Their recipe for success, however, remained depth.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
-
Cities such as Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Fairfax, Virginia, have installed these systems with success.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
Noun
-
But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
-
Little sparks of achievement also come from doing chores or any of my enjoyable or meaningful activities.—
Alex Korb, Ph.D.,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
Noun
-
Later, the Moon squares the Sun and may expose tension between ideas and execution.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
-
The BofA analysts went to sell from buy, citing execution risk as the customer platform for marketing, sales, and customer service pivots to an AI agent-first model.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
Noun
-
Challenges and limitations One of the biggest obstacles to implementation is the price tag; Pano AI, for instance, charges around $50,000 annually per camera.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
-
One of the biggest obstacles to implementation is the price tag; Pano AI, for instance, charges around $50,000 annually per camera.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Noun
-
In a season-long arc, Gallagher will play Rod Finlayson, a charismatic, uber-independent, capable yet unreliable figure, whose arrival at the Gibsons’ marina on his beloved boat sets up a sequence of upheavals that Alberg and Cassandra will have to grapple with.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
-
In the 1960s, the town manufactured Carmen Curlers — globally popular heated rollers for hairstyling — before the arrival of the electric curling iron helped force the industry’s collapse.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Noun
-
His message after the series-opening loss is that one bad game does not make for a lost round in the playoffs, and just to get to this point is already an accomplishment of note.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
-
More accomplishments are in store at the section meet that begins Wednesday with the Division 1 swim prelims at Southwestern College.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
Noun
-
But the slow realization that Snake Rob was a genuine threat who would ultimately run the game was especially satisfying and a reminder of how well The Traitors works as an all-star showcase and narrative machine, even in its fourth season.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
-
The realization that one of the country’s top sprinters was a Vista graduate who got her start at the same meet served as further inspiration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Completion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completion. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
