completions

noun

plural of completion
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 On the positive side, Willis’ eight completions of 25 yards or more are tied with Patrick Mahomes for third most in the league, behind only Bryce Young (11) and Josh Allen (9). — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Five of Maiava’s first seven completions went to Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, one of which came on a 31-yard strike down the seam for a touchdown despite tight coverage. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Jennings finished 33-of-39 passing, including a school-record 21 consecutive completions, with three touchdowns and an interception. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 That came after a week in which the same data listed Sneed as allowing completions on all eight of his targets against the Denver Broncos. — Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 Prescott passed Romo for the all-time passing yardage mark last November, and the Mississippi State product now holds the team’s record for completions, yards and touchdowns. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026 Hawkins finished with 10 completions in 17 attempts for 190 yards and two TDs. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completions
  1. culminations
  2. successes
  3. achievements
  4. accomplishments
  5. executions
  6. implementations
  7. arrivals
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • Surely those seeking to restrict access to energy drinks can draw on these successes.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Still, despite these successes, Wall Street is getting tired of waiting for the turnaround efforts to bring Nike back into growth mode.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of successes
Noun
  • Hamm also created the Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes, which recognizes and promotes lasting achievements in diabetes research.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This list recognizes the women reshaping business and philanthropy — the leaders whose achievements in 2026 expanded the boundaries of influence, innovation and impact.
    — CNBC.com staff, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of achievements
Noun
  • Budge said some of her proudest accomplishments during her time on the council include Mather Veterans Village, the Sacramento region’s first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But in this drama, Mozart dies in the most undignified way, but his reputation and artistic accomplishments endure.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplishments
Noun
  • Months later, a report found the state hadn't complied with its own lethal injection process since its revision in 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper testing of the drugs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Lee similarly paused executions in 2022 for a review, and earlier this year the state failed to carry out a lethal injection on a death row inmate after struggling to find a vein.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of executions
Noun
  • Poor-quality implementations of even the strongest new PQC standards could create devastating vulnerabilities across hardware, software, cloud and critical systems.
    — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The newer mechanism stopped the attack on one Intel generation but failed on another, indicating that implementations can differ between chip designs.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • The researchers identified 12 sanctioned Iranian airlines among the arrivals.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Hundreds of suitcases were seen lining up at the arrivals area on Tuesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrivals

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“Completions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completions. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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