as in culminations
the act of finishing something
The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education.
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Recent Examples of completions
Listed at 6-foot, 205 pounds, Colandrea started 17 games in 2023 and 2024 at Virginia, setting UVA freshman records for completions and passing yards.
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Five of those seven completions moved the chains.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Twice, Chambliss appeared to be running for his life to avoid sacks, retreating well behind the line of scrimmage and changing direction before finding school yard-type completions during a 75-yard scoring drive that ended with Lacy’s second touchdown.
—Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
The Pats lived off explosive plays, starting with Rhamondre Stevenson’s 24-yarder on the opening drive, three long runs from TreVeyon Henderson and a few long Maye completions.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Purdy’s sterling night included 303 yards on 24-of-33 completions, three touchdown passes and two more rushing.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
None of Young’s 14 completions went for more than 8 yards.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
There are 39 quarterbacks with longer season-high completions than Young, including New York’s Justin Fields (42), Tennessee’s Cam Ward (47) and Cincinnati’s Joe Flacco (44).
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Franklin was 3 of 19 on such targets during his rookie season, as well, so through 27 career games, Nix has tried him deep down the field 35 times and come away with five completions.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Five of those seven completions moved the chains.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Twice, Chambliss appeared to be running for his life to avoid sacks, retreating well behind the line of scrimmage and changing direction before finding school yard-type completions during a 75-yard scoring drive that ended with Lacy’s second touchdown.
—Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
The Pats lived off explosive plays, starting with Rhamondre Stevenson’s 24-yarder on the opening drive, three long runs from TreVeyon Henderson and a few long Maye completions.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Purdy’s sterling night included 303 yards on 24-of-33 completions, three touchdown passes and two more rushing.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
None of Young’s 14 completions went for more than 8 yards.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
There are 39 quarterbacks with longer season-high completions than Young, including New York’s Justin Fields (42), Tennessee’s Cam Ward (47) and Cincinnati’s Joe Flacco (44).
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Franklin was 3 of 19 on such targets during his rookie season, as well, so through 27 career games, Nix has tried him deep down the field 35 times and come away with five completions.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completions
Noun
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Your questions and comments as well as gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Like past speeches, Newsom will tout the successes of California, now the world’s fourth-largest economy.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The interface incorporates gamification elements such as badges, achievements, and cocktail discovery missions tied to different locations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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It’s been a really fun journey the past four years, to be able to celebrate each other’s accomplishments.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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After being sworn in, the Boston Democrat delivered her inaugural address to the crowd, highlighting the accomplishments from her first term.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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The radical republic that replaced it bore little resemblance to the partner of 1778, having descended into chaos, executions, and ideological extremism that threatened neighboring states.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Missouri uses lethal injection to carry out executions.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Several other bills deal with more specific implementations of AI.—
Adi Robertson,
The Verge,
1 Jan. 2026
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Jothilingam’s career in industrial automation stretches back decades and is marked by his modernization of factory implementations.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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Tourism, a major source of hard currency for the country, remains far below pre-pandemic levels; analyses using official Cuban data show that tourist arrivals in 2025 were less than half the number in 2019.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, all are treated equally by the professional staff and even arrivals such as ours, in tinny hire cars, are whisked into the sleek entrance of the minimalist white building.—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Completions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completions. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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