as in finished
brought or having come to an end
with another recently concluded fiscal year behind us, we are now ready to face new challenges
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as in ended
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 stopped
to come to an end
the concert concluded late in the evening
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as in arranged
to bring about through discussion and compromise
concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations
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as in decided
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later
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as in derived
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 concluded
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
The delicate investigation at the site of the plant has concluded, but determining a cause could take months more, said Brice McCracken, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ special agent in charge at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The Heat didn’t know about the investigation at the time of the trade and as of Friday, had not been told whether the investigation had concluded when the trade was made.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Stewart denied allegations that the pageant was rigged, and an internal investigation concluded no rigging took place.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Kruger then concluded her post with a snap of Reedus displaying a thumbs-up while holding onto a stroller, which appeared to have their daughter sitting inside with a coat covering her face.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Western coach Dan Davidson would confirm later that it was concluded that Thomas probably received a concussion.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In its report, the Department of Education concluded that Oakland Unified discriminated against Jewish students when Israel was excluded from the map and failed to comply with complaint procedures — taking over a year to issue its investigative report when state law requires a maximum of 60 days.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The epic leading lady wardrobe concluded with her two musical performances of the night.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Research is ongoing and is being headed by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and directed by Manuel Pérez Rivas, a press release concluded.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
The delicate investigation at the site of the plant has concluded, but determining a cause could take months more, said Brice McCracken, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ special agent in charge at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The Heat didn’t know about the investigation at the time of the trade and as of Friday, had not been told whether the investigation had concluded when the trade was made.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Stewart denied allegations that the pageant was rigged, and an internal investigation concluded no rigging took place.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Kruger then concluded her post with a snap of Reedus displaying a thumbs-up while holding onto a stroller, which appeared to have their daughter sitting inside with a coat covering her face.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Western coach Dan Davidson would confirm later that it was concluded that Thomas probably received a concussion.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
In its report, the Department of Education concluded that Oakland Unified discriminated against Jewish students when Israel was excluded from the map and failed to comply with complaint procedures — taking over a year to issue its investigative report when state law requires a maximum of 60 days.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The epic leading lady wardrobe concluded with her two musical performances of the night.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concluded
Adjective
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What did your family think of the finished version of the documentary?—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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True to form, Paige still hasn’t watched the finished series.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Portland, meanwhile, overcame slipping into the wild-card round with a heavy defeat in the regular-season finale and bounced back with a 3-1 win of its own that ended Real Salt Lake’s season.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Its protagonist—unnamed, like those in Pond and Checkout 19—is a writer who has recently ended a doomed affair with an older man, Xavier.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As part of that process, Netflix stopped disclosing its subscribers at the end of last year.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Weekly updates from the more specific FluView have stopped, as have summary reports from RESP-NET that tracks hospitalizations for Covid-19, flu and RSV from a network of hospitals across the country.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The garments by the two designers are arranged side by side or facing each other, allowing visitors to appreciate the contrast between Balenciaga’s formal elegance and Alaïa’s sensual style.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zettel then decided renting a hotel room for the night would be too expensive and let her daughter sleep in her car instead.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They're derived from animal sources, such as fish, cattle, pigs or chicken.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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Just like the blueberry milk, milky rose, and matcha latte nails that came before it, the name is derived from the shade used to achieve the look.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas News,
3 Apr. 2023
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Yet somehow, on Monday, the team completed one of the sport’s biggest shocks and won the Allsvenskan – the top tier of Swedish soccer.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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And having completed the sale of the remaining Yeezy inventory at the end of last year, the company’s results for the third quarter of 2025 do not include any Yeezy contribution.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Concluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluded. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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