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
Their lack of a pass rush made life harder for their secondary, which allowed the most completions of 20 yards or more (64 times).
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Dianna Russini, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
IntelliCode-style suggestions analyze project context to deliver more relevant code completions, while expanded refactoring and code analysis tools help surface potential issues earlier in the workflow.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Maye finished the game with 27 completions in 43 attempts for 295 yards with two touchdowns (both in the fourth quarter) and two interceptions, including one returned 45 yards for a touchdown by Seattle’s Uchenna Nwosu.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The playmaker, who played college ball at Arizona, caught seven passes on fourth down during the season, gaining a fresh set of downs on six of the completions.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Sixth all-time in passing yards and completions.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
After 17 years in the NFL, Stafford has 423 touchdowns and 5,562 completions for 64,516 passing yards, each of which is top-10 all-time.
—February 5, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Solutions, allowing 11 completions on 28 targets for 341 yards and three touchdowns.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Jauan Jennings, who led the 49ers with 9 receiving touchdowns, is slated for unrestricted free agency — and the 49ers had only three completions on 10 targets to receivers in the blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round on Saturday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Dianna Russini, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
IntelliCode-style suggestions analyze project context to deliver more relevant code completions, while expanded refactoring and code analysis tools help surface potential issues earlier in the workflow.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Maye finished the game with 27 completions in 43 attempts for 295 yards with two touchdowns (both in the fourth quarter) and two interceptions, including one returned 45 yards for a touchdown by Seattle’s Uchenna Nwosu.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The playmaker, who played college ball at Arizona, caught seven passes on fourth down during the season, gaining a fresh set of downs on six of the completions.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Sixth all-time in passing yards and completions.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
After 17 years in the NFL, Stafford has 423 touchdowns and 5,562 completions for 64,516 passing yards, each of which is top-10 all-time.
—February 5, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Solutions, allowing 11 completions on 28 targets for 341 yards and three touchdowns.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Jauan Jennings, who led the 49ers with 9 receiving touchdowns, is slated for unrestricted free agency — and the 49ers had only three completions on 10 targets to receivers in the blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round on Saturday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completions
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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
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California’s next governor should build on successes like this.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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It was generated with artificial intelligence and shared by accounts associated with the Iranian government as part of an effort to amplify its successes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The 98th Academy Awards will feature 24 competitive categories spanning acting, directing, best picture, and technical achievements, including the best casting category.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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In an interview with ABC News in February, Moura recognized the nomination and said his goal is to be a trailblazer for recognition of South American film achievements.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Raheem and Irshad asked everyone to go around the tables introducing themselves, and periodically interjected to add impressive footnotes about those who were too modest about their accomplishments.—
Sarah Khan,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Julien said the luncheon was designed to bring together women from across industries to connect and celebrate their accomplishments.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ivey has the power to intervene in executions but has done so only once in nearly nine years in office.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Dangerous jokes Throughout history, satirists and cartoonists have faced punishment, prison and even executions.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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All three counties launched their implementations of CARE Court in late November or early December 2024, meaning that judicial branch numbers would be nearly identical to those for calendar 2025.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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According to the researchers, shifting the blockchain processes closer to the hardware level resulted in performance improvements of up to 500 times and energy efficiency gains of as much as 10,000 percent compared with conventional implementations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent arrivals from the island in recent years have also described to the Herald being targeted for opposing the government or extreme poverty driving them to leave.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Commuters delicately time their schedules around train departures and arrivals.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Completions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completions. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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