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the act of finishing something
The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education.
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Recent Examples of completions
Jared Goff finished with 225 yards on 31 completions but didn’t throw a touchdown until late in the fourth quarter, long after the game had been decided.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The last time he was targeted fewer than five times was in Week 8 of last season (quarterback Caleb Williams had just 10 completions for 131 yards in that game).
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Rasul Douglas played the remaining 44 snaps after Duck left and yielded three completions in five targets for 56 yards.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Jayden Daniels guided the team to a 21-6 win in Week 1 behind his 68 yards rushing, 233 yards passing, and one touchdown pass on 19-of-30 completions.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Harrell started the game completing two of his first five passes before reeling off 12 consecutive completions and keeping the 49ers’ offense afloat.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Sagapolutele had completions of 26 and 19 yards to wide receiver Mark Hamper, a 21-yarder to De Jesus, and a 9-yard hookup with tight end Mason Mini to get into scoring position.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
New home construction has slowed as well, as Census Bureau data shows new home completions in July were down 6% from one year ago.
—Nigel Chiwaya, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The last time he was targeted fewer than five times was in Week 8 of last season (quarterback Caleb Williams had just 10 completions for 131 yards in that game).
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Rasul Douglas played the remaining 44 snaps after Duck left and yielded three completions in five targets for 56 yards.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Jayden Daniels guided the team to a 21-6 win in Week 1 behind his 68 yards rushing, 233 yards passing, and one touchdown pass on 19-of-30 completions.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Harrell started the game completing two of his first five passes before reeling off 12 consecutive completions and keeping the 49ers’ offense afloat.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Sagapolutele had completions of 26 and 19 yards to wide receiver Mark Hamper, a 21-yarder to De Jesus, and a 9-yard hookup with tight end Mason Mini to get into scoring position.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
New home construction has slowed as well, as Census Bureau data shows new home completions in July were down 6% from one year ago.
—Nigel Chiwaya, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completions
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The first two became huge global successes, and the third is likely headed for that status soon.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Piqued by the remarkable successes of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections in June 2024, the president rolled the dice on a parliamentary vote.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t to diminish the achievements of other players, many of whom have done great things relative to their expectations this year.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then, transfer these achievements to your LinkedIn profile.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Proud of your gifts and accomplishments?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Be prepared to share recent accomplishments that support your request to be promoted.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Maintain Proven Campaigns For Continued Success Successful campaigns are built on strong insights and great executions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Garraty is forced to watch several of his comrades' executions while fighting for his own life with a gun to his head.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, providers should demonstrate experience with enterprise-scale implementations and offer clear service-level agreements that align with business requirements.—
Dave Glaser,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There very possibly will be vulnerabilities discovered in either the FIDO spec or various implementations of it.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For new arrivals in the late ’80s and early ’90s, financial planning felt foreign.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Among the arrivals is Paolo Campinoti, principal of the Prima Pramac team, with whom world champion Jorge Martín clinched the premier-class title in 2024.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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This sign will have realizations about their want for selfless, supportive relationships.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Expect big realizations about your identity, self-confidence and what truly feels authentic, both personally and professionally.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Completions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completions. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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