conclude

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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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How does the verb conclude differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of conclude are close, complete, end, finish, and terminate. While all these words mean "to bring or come to a stopping point or limit," conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting).

the service concluded with a blessing

Where would close be a reasonable alternative to conclude?

While the synonyms close and conclude are close in meaning, close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished.

close a debate

When is it sensible to use complete instead of conclude?

The meanings of complete and conclude largely overlap; however, complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken.

the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement

When might end be a better fit than conclude?

The synonyms end and conclude are sometimes interchangeable, but end conveys a strong sense of finality.

ended his life

In what contexts can finish take the place of conclude?

The words finish and conclude can be used in similar contexts, but finish may stress completion of a final step in a process.

after it is painted, the house will be finished

When could terminate be used to replace conclude?

In some situations, the words terminate and conclude are roughly equivalent. However, terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space.

your employment terminates after three months

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conclude The meal concludes with a selection of desserts including warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, and puff pastry rhubarb tart with marzipan ice cream. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 This rich and often fascinating narrative concludes with a masterful account of the continuing controversy spawned by The New York Times’ 1619 Project. Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 China's tariff rate is now in triple digit territory, and who knows what happens in 90 days when this pause concludes. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The audience peaked with around 21.1M viewers as the nail-biting game, in which the Gators trailed for a majority of the time, was concluding. Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conclude
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  • Major automakers want Congress to bar California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states, warning the rules could begin impacting vehicle shipments in a few months.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Though, of course, things didn’t end well for Antigone.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • When the American money stopped flowing, the local soup kitchen closed and Ms. Musa went out searching for food.
    Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The confrontation stopped and restarted as the man appeared to try to get the knife away from Perez over the fence.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • Lithos arranges for the dust to be collected at the rock quarries and transported to local farms.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Last week, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision ordering the Trump administration to arrange Abrego Garcia’s return.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • However Republicans decide to handle them, legislative experts say that’s where their attention will be focused.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
  • After years of struggling with symptoms and no relief, despite doing everything her medical team recommended, Cecilia decided to find a new care team.
    Korin Miller, Flow Space, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • How to help people process, understand and live with this to the best of their ability is really the key to having the best quality of life.
    Michelle Riba, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Long train trips were designed for those who understand the old adage of appreciating the journey, not just the destination.
    Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • The computer’s latest forecast now has Wycombe down to finish second with an average of 88.75 points across those simulations to Wrexham’s 87.13 points.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Miami rallied, finished strong, believed, and these past two play-in games have nourished that belief.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • That shouldn’t be a surprise because the Packers would rather cease to exist as a franchise than draft an offensive lineman who can’t play at least three.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Without these little guys and their fellow pollinators, our gardens would be devoid of fruit, our flowers would not spread, and many species that rely on them would cease to exist.
    Katie Akin, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • His special envoy to Ukraine set a goal of negotiating an agreement even quicker during the first 100 days of Trump's term.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, negotiates trade deals on behalf of all 27 member states.
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Conclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclude. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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