1
as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements
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2
as in to stop
to come to an end
the concert concluded late in the evening
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3
as in to arrange
to bring about through discussion and compromise
concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations
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4
as in to decide
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later
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5
as in to understand
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information
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Recent Examples of conclude
This was the key observation, first made way back in the 1920s, that led cosmologists to conclude that the Universe was expanding.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Sep. 2025
One part of Jimmy Kimmel’s return monologue this week that nearly everyone — even his right-wing critics — seemed to like was his emotional take on the footage which concluded his remarks.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit concluded in 2014, with the mosque successfully defending its right to worship in Murfreesboro.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé recently concluded her record-breaking Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Sep. 2025
One part of Jimmy Kimmel’s return monologue this week that nearly everyone — even his right-wing critics — seemed to like was his emotional take on the footage which concluded his remarks.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit concluded in 2014, with the mosque successfully defending its right to worship in Murfreesboro.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé recently concluded her record-breaking Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclude
Verb
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The arteries end at the capillaries.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Arkansas Educational Freedom Accounts could cost the state more than $326 million during the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to information provided by the state Department of Education.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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The continual delays have led to many embarrassing moments, the most recent coming last Tuesday, when, after Barca officials told the media the Camp Nou was ready, the Barcelona city council arranged a press conference of their own in reply.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the Rolliefest finale, Hess and his team of organizers arranged a farewell cocktail party in the winter garden of the new private residences at the Waldorf Astoria, fresh off an almost-eight-year, multibillion dollar restoration.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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The fun begins as the other housewives arrive, unaware that the studio has decided to stage a role-playing scenario to test their readiness.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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After Xaverian missed a go-ahead 36-yard field goal attempt to end the third, Staine decided to begin the fourth and final quarter with one of his signature Hail Mary shots.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The first two abbreviations are easy enough to understand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Wilson understood the concerns of both local officials and residents and thanked them for meeting with his team to discuss the idea.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Having finished the 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado and California’s Sierra Range — including Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the Lower 48 states at 14,500 feet — the next stop for the renowned Spanish endurance athlete is Mount Shasta in northern California, near the Oregon border.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The deal was negotiated by Piantedosi and Manager of Acquisitions and Sales Rachel White on behalf of Vertical and by CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Administration secretly negotiated the Iran nuclear deal without consulting GCC capitals.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Conclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclude. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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