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
As Gonzalez stood behind one end zone during 11-on-11s, Drake Maye carved up the Patriots’ defense with a slew of underneath completions and a couple long balls.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
The former Texas standout Miami gave three starts to in his rookie season was dealing all practice, consistently throwing aggressive passes that turned into completions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Online courses providers show a similarly vast scale in users and certificate completions.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Smith followed that up with a couple of short completions to wide receiver Isaiah Williams and fullback Andrew Beck.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Morton also led the Broncos with pass attempts (1,594) and completions (907).
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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
Keenum finished his career in 2011 as one of the most accomplished players in NCAA history, the record holder in numerous statistical categories, among them passing yards (19,127), total yards (20,114), passing touchdowns (155), total touchdowns (178) and completions (1,546).
—Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
The former Texas standout Miami gave three starts to in his rookie season was dealing all practice, consistently throwing aggressive passes that turned into completions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Online courses providers show a similarly vast scale in users and certificate completions.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Smith followed that up with a couple of short completions to wide receiver Isaiah Williams and fullback Andrew Beck.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Morton also led the Broncos with pass attempts (1,594) and completions (907).
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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
Keenum finished his career in 2011 as one of the most accomplished players in NCAA history, the record holder in numerous statistical categories, among them passing yards (19,127), total yards (20,114), passing touchdowns (155), total touchdowns (178) and completions (1,546).
—Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
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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Two of the top club managers in the world, Barcelona’s Hansi Flick and PSG’s Luis Enrique, struggled to replicate their club successes with Germany and Spain, respectively.—
Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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In the long run, the best-case scenario is that these companies are financial successes and make many of us prosperous in turn.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Rafa’s 14 titles at Roland-Garros is the single most astounding statistic in a career that saw the Spanish star win each of tennis’ Grand Slams at least twice (his dominance in Paris stands as one of the most extraordinary achievements in all of sport).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Even when the stadium announcer ran through her list of career achievements to yet more frenzied cheering from the stands, Williams didn’t stray from her warmup.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The 2026 contestants' Instagram and TikTok profiles are frozen in time, showcasing their final adventures and accomplishments (like Kenzie Annis graduating from nursing school) before they were sequestered in May, prior to their debuts in the Fijian villa.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The Chiefs’ red is gone, and so are the banners of their championships and accomplishments.—
Pete Grathoff
June 8,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Although military courts can impose death sentences, executions cannot proceed without presidential approval.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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There were also no federal executions under President Barack Obama.—
Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Two prompts can produce two working-but-incompatible implementations of the same requirement.—
Tiago Azevedo,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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A lot of the new arrivals, such as Isak, Mamardashvili and Wirtz, are more quiet and reserved.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Tears flowed as Adler exited the international arrivals gate in Chile.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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“Completions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completions. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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