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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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
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The ‘combination’ fix for the Panthers’ pass rush Morgan hasn’t been shy about criticizing his team’s lack of pass rushing production in 2025 since the Panthers’ brief playoff run concluded earlier this month.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Season 4 of The Traitors concluded on Friday night to almost 10 million viewers, coming a few weeks after the first UK celebrity version was a huge success.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
While the weekend's wintry precipitation has concluded in Texas, dangerously cold temperatures continue posing road hazards.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
The process of deleveraging has concluded.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Both concluded the same year, after which McHale played Tad O'Malley on The X-Files reboot.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
After the criminal case concluded, the federal court lifted the stay and allowed the civil case to move forward.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
The panel concluded the order was both overly broad and impermissibly vague, raising constitutional and practical concerns.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The ‘combination’ fix for the Panthers’ pass rush Morgan hasn’t been shy about criticizing his team’s lack of pass rushing production in 2025 since the Panthers’ brief playoff run concluded earlier this month.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Season 4 of The Traitors concluded on Friday night to almost 10 million viewers, coming a few weeks after the first UK celebrity version was a huge success.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
While the weekend's wintry precipitation has concluded in Texas, dangerously cold temperatures continue posing road hazards.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
The process of deleveraging has concluded.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Both concluded the same year, after which McHale played Tad O'Malley on The X-Files reboot.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
After the criminal case concluded, the federal court lifted the stay and allowed the civil case to move forward.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concluded
Adjective
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Bridgeland Distillery’s cask-finished single malt also took honors, showing how finishing and single malt production are becoming bigger parts of the Canadian landscape.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The finished villa must meet live housing standards, not demonstration benchmarks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Al-Maliki ended his second term in 2014 after the Obama administration’s growing frustration with his security blind spots that saw the rise of the Islamic State in the same year across a large swathe of Iraqi and Syrian territory.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Department of Justice also stopped investigating the agent, Jonathan Ross, and federal authorities blocked state investigators from participating in the probe.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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After Pretti kicked out the taillight, the vehicle stopped, and a federal officer exited before grabbing Pretti and tackling him to the ground.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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Inside, there are three concentric circles of chairs arranged on a red carpet and, overhead, a white globe resembling a hot-air balloon.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to some of the documents, witnesses described a system where Maxwell and Epstein arranged domestic and international travel, provided logistical support for passports, and used modeling fronts to recruit foreign nationals.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2026
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These potential legislations could be among several items decided by tight votes.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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The blocky mass of gray concrete that serves as the federal courthouse has been a landmark in downtown Fort Lauderdale since 1979, but its days as a place where cases of national importance are decided are numbered.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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They're derived from the largest combination of attitudinal and behavioral data ever assembled for brand analysis.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the years following Wallace’s death, this aura of saintliness likely derived from the combination of his moral seriousness as a fiction writer—his attunement to the heroism of private suffering and emotional endurance—and the fact of his premature end.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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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While victory over Kairat on Wednesday completed a perfect Champions League league phase campaign in which Arsenal won eight from eight, recent performances in the Premier League have made everyone around the North London club edgy.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors decided not to charge her with a misdemeanor, noting Durand completed forty hours of community service and a theft awareness class.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Concluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluded. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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