as in final
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the concluding statement will be read by the secretary
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1
as in ending
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 stopping
to come to an end
the concert concluded late in the evening
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3
as in arranging
to bring about through discussion and compromise
concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations
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as in deciding
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 deriving
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 concluding
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Golden State hosts the Lakers on Thursday for the team’s final regular-season game at Chase Center, and then faces the Kings in Sacramento again on Friday before concluding the season in Inglewood against the Clippers on Sunday.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In November 2024, however, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision and remanded the case back to Dakota County District Court for a new trial, concluding that jurors should have heard instructions on Baker’s claim of self-defense and defense of others.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
In an unprecedented move, the board sustained allegations of criminal negligence against two deputies — identified as Deputy 3 and Deputy 1 — concluding that both failed to respond to clear signs that Patton needed medical attention.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Office of Community Safety has closed eight of them, concluding no discipline is necessary.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces occupied the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, concluding a three-decade conflict that had claimed more than three million lives.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Department hydrologists told The Associated Press of the dismal, record-low snowpack after concluding their field assessments late Tuesday.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The tournament kicked off at Buttermilk in Aspen Snowmass, then continued to Yunding Snow Park in China before returning for a second trip to Aspen and concluding in LAAX, Switzerland.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
This Knicks team is not the same as the one that won over the hearts of fans during two consecutive 50-win seasons concluding Thibodeau’s MSG tenure.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Golden State hosts the Lakers on Thursday for the team’s final regular-season game at Chase Center, and then faces the Kings in Sacramento again on Friday before concluding the season in Inglewood against the Clippers on Sunday.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
In November 2024, however, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision and remanded the case back to Dakota County District Court for a new trial, concluding that jurors should have heard instructions on Baker’s claim of self-defense and defense of others.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
In an unprecedented move, the board sustained allegations of criminal negligence against two deputies — identified as Deputy 3 and Deputy 1 — concluding that both failed to respond to clear signs that Patton needed medical attention.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Office of Community Safety has closed eight of them, concluding no discipline is necessary.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces occupied the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, concluding a three-decade conflict that had claimed more than three million lives.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Department hydrologists told The Associated Press of the dismal, record-low snowpack after concluding their field assessments late Tuesday.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The tournament kicked off at Buttermilk in Aspen Snowmass, then continued to Yunding Snow Park in China before returning for a second trip to Aspen and concluding in LAAX, Switzerland.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concluding
Adjective
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In California, gubernatorial primaries place candidates from both parties on the same ballot, with the top two determining the final two candidates.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kaylee and Summit's history is littered with commitment issues, break-ups, and make-ups, and those old wounds remain evident during the final bonfire.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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However, Richey escaped any further damage with an inning-ending strikeout.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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This one, coming off the back of two hugely disappointing, trophy-ending, and potentially derailing defeats, was one of their best of the season.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Peanut cannot smell, but caregivers say that limitation does not appear to be stopping him from adjusting to his new surroundings.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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There are 81 rooms in total, ranging from classic doubles to one-bedroom apartments, while the show-stopping penthouse suite has a dining table for eight, a dressing room and an enormous 130-square-metre rooftop terrace with a private sauna and cold plunge pool overlooking Fitzrovia.—
Siobhan Grogan,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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But many booth owners take great care on their displays and spend their free time arranging their wares just so.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2026
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Long before Manhattan's iconic street grid took shape, an English widow laid the groundwork for a settlement in Brooklyn, arranging a small village in what would become the United States into one of the first grid patterns.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Stars made sacrificial effort plays that could convince most spectators this was a playoff showdown — Jamal Murray diving into the second row to save a loose ball, Aaron Gordon developing a limp then playing through it to guard De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama on game-deciding possessions.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Daily use and care should also be considered when deciding whether to toss or keep.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The very legitimacy of deriving general principles from the particulars of experience can never be established from experience without already having the principle in hand.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Large language models represent the first technology capable of analyzing, contextualizing and deriving insights from this avalanche of information.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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European markets’ Tuesday oscillations followed a four-day Easter break, after finishing Thursday’s session in mixed territory.—
Hugh Leask,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Just this week a former Miami player, Tonye Jekiri, who is finishing a 10-year pro career in Serbia, called Larrañaga about talking with a school administrator for his next career.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Concluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluding. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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