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 Wearing American flags fastened above her knees as her ensemble danced with the same flags, Beyoncé concluded on a hushed note. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 The competition concluded as the team became a finalist, a proud accomplishment for the team. Claire Lin and Kyle Vu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025 The board, then majority Democrat, dismissed his challenges, concluding that voters had followed the rules in place at the time and that much of the missing information reflected administrative or clerical errors. Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 16 May 2025 Their domestic intelligence agency concluded an investigation into a far-right political party known as AFD. CBS News, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for conclude
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  • The game ended on a sacrifice fly at 1:17 a.m. Arkansas will throw junior right-hander Gage Wood against LSU junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
  • The result, a rare 6-2-5-4 double play to end the inning.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
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  • Parts of the river so choked by weed that boat traffic was stopped were clear within days.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
  • One day, a man named Harold McPherson stopped to answer her, and not long after, the two married.
    Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
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  • The tools are neatly arranged in the round storage case that packs up for a small storage footprint.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 16 May 2025
  • To offset its own risk, Christie’s arranged for outside buyers to place pre-sale bids on certain lots.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
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  • The California State Parks Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving California’s state park system, decided to make its first-ever top 10 list after receiving hundreds of queries over the years about the best parks to visit, Norton told The Tribune.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 17 May 2025
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    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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  • The realtor also pulled permits to help determine a timeline of events to understand when some of the damage occurred.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 19 May 2025
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    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 May 2025
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  • That team finished 7-9. 2002 Dallas Cowboys: Chad Hutchinson, Quincy Carter.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Benjamin junior Akari Marshall finished second in the 100 (12.22 seconds), and third in the 200 (24.23) to help lead the Buccaneers to their first state track championship in school history.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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  • But without a new agreement, it would be forced to cease operations and lay off 58 workers at the Vacaville site.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
  • Ryan Furniture in Havre de Grace will cease operations after doing business over 75 years.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
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  • Trump signed an executive order on Monday encouraging linking the cost of prescription drugs to what's paid in other nations where drug prices are negotiated by their government and tend to be much lower.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • The deal was negotiated by Tony Piantedosi and Rachel White on behalf of Vertical and by WME Independent on behalf of the filmmakers.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 May 2025

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“Conclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclude. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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