as in culminations
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 completions
In his fourth game of the season, Caleb Williams threw 22-of-37 completions for 212 yards and a touchdown.
—
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Too many explosive plays Whitt lamented his defense’s penchant for allowing explosive plays (completions of at least 16 yards and rushes of 12 or more yards) in the first few weeks of the season.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
His streak of 21 completions in a row broke a school record.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The All-Pro cornerback has allowed just six completions through three games.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Both completions were to Akeed Ali, who briefly moved into the quarterback role late in the game, as did Logan Tretter.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Costly because, without a stable run game so far in the early going, the Broncos are putting their offense very much in Nix’s hands, and on Sunday, that resulted in just 14 completions on 25 attempts.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Jones delivered completions to a replacement-laden corps — Jake Tonges (11 yards), Skyy Moore (10 yards) and Kendrick Bourne (seven and 11 yards) — before a screen to workhorse Christian McCaffrey got them to the 16-yard line with 12 seconds remaining.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Maye hit completions of seven yards, then eight, 11, 15 and five more yards before tossing a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry to open the fourth quarter.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Too many explosive plays Whitt lamented his defense’s penchant for allowing explosive plays (completions of at least 16 yards and rushes of 12 or more yards) in the first few weeks of the season.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
His streak of 21 completions in a row broke a school record.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The All-Pro cornerback has allowed just six completions through three games.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Both completions were to Akeed Ali, who briefly moved into the quarterback role late in the game, as did Logan Tretter.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Costly because, without a stable run game so far in the early going, the Broncos are putting their offense very much in Nix’s hands, and on Sunday, that resulted in just 14 completions on 25 attempts.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Jones delivered completions to a replacement-laden corps — Jake Tonges (11 yards), Skyy Moore (10 yards) and Kendrick Bourne (seven and 11 yards) — before a screen to workhorse Christian McCaffrey got them to the 16-yard line with 12 seconds remaining.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Maye hit completions of seven yards, then eight, 11, 15 and five more yards before tossing a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry to open the fourth quarter.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completions
Noun
-
Milei, who has led the country since December 2023, is now facing off against several threats to his free market movement, including the recent electoral successes of his Peronist rivals and a depletion of his country’s foreign reserves.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
-
This year’s offseason did not generate the same successes.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
One of Kairat’s most notable achievements was winning the inaugural Kazakhstan Cup in 1992, beating Shakhter Karagandy, Zhiger, Vostok, Kaisar and then Fosfor in the final in their own stadium.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
-
In a video released on social media, Adams spoke with pride about his achievements as mayor, including a drop in violent crime.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
One of Vulcan’s early accomplishments was the first use of terrorism charges against an MS-13 leader.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
-
The divergent tones belied the consistent accomplishments of each franchise.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Jones was the 13th inmate executed in Florida this year, surpassing Florida’s previous record of eight executions in 2014.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
-
The state’s previous record since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 was eight executions in 2014.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
All of these implementations are available on OpenFHE, an open-source library that Duality contributes to and helps maintain.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
-
The Coming Labor Revolution Makes Events Essential The next five years will bring changes that make today’s AI implementations look primitive.—
Shawn Pierce,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Businesses catering to newer arrivals opened in shopping areas with Mexican and Puerto Rican shops.—
Gisela Salomon,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
-
Others show newer storefronts adorned with simplified Chinese characters, not traditional ones, as arrivals from mainland China come to significantly outnumber those from Taiwan or Hong Kong, the source of earlier waves of migration to the US.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Directing, for him, is about guiding actors to their own realizations rather than dictating movement.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Expect big realizations about your identity, self-confidence and what truly feels authentic, both personally and professionally.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Completions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completions. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share