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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
Noun
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Networking, as an all-encompassing concept, has often been the key to the successes of aspiring business owners worldwide.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Project to project, the two endeavor to build conceptual through lines, referencing past successes without resting on repeats.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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The state resumed executions in 2025 and carried out a nitrogen-hypoxia execution in March, the first in Louisiana after a years-long pause.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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There’s incredible technological developments around better screens, better signage, anamorphic billboards—really cool, fun executions that stand out and are bigger and bolder than anything else.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These include several talks that showed UCIe chiplet interconnect implementations, SRAM and DRAM improvements from Marvell and Rapidus’s success with their 2nm semiconductor fab.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
3 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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These arrivals mean that, since 2018, Liverpool have broken British transfer records for a goalkeeper (Alisson), a defender (Virgil van Dijk), a midfielder (Wirtz), and a striker (Isak).—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to Neves, the airline is one of the best for on-time arrivals.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 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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As a result, CEOs are arriving at meetings with urgent realizations about falling behind, founders are working extreme schedules, and entrepreneurs are sacrificing travel, vacation, and personal relationships for the cause.—
Andrew Filev,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Completions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completions. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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