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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as in stopping
to come to an end
the concert concluded late in the evening
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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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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
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Oscars, which are concluding a decades-long run with ABC and Disney, will follow a growing selection of live programming streamed on YouTube, including the first-ever NFL game last fall.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
On Monday, after concluding that ICE was attempting to use a facility on Meadowridge Road in Elkridge for a detaining center, obtained through a private company permit, just a mile away from an elementary school, Howard County Executive Ball revoked the permit.
—Bryant Reed, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The museum showcases Michigan's lengthy history beginning with the Indigenous Peoples and concluding around the 20th century, according to the Michigan History Center — a program that discovers and preserves 12 historical markers and museums statewide.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Feb. 2026
In contrast, the president touted his own administration for closing the southern border and reducing crime nationwide before concluding his thoughts on the Texas state Senate race.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, eclipses in March and August — concluding a series that began in 2024 between you and Pisces — bring a long personal storyline to completion.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Once the Olympics get underway, events will run through February 22, with the Closing Ceremony concluding the Milano Cortina Games and handing off the torch to France, host nation of the French Alps 2030 Winter Olympics.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The organization added that a true sign of atonement from Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, would be to refrain from antisemitism in the future, concluding their statement by wishing him well on his mental health journey.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Trump has long alleged, without evidence and despite multiple independent reviews concluding the opposite, that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Oscars, which are concluding a decades-long run with ABC and Disney, will follow a growing selection of live programming streamed on YouTube, including the first-ever NFL game last fall.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
On Monday, after concluding that ICE was attempting to use a facility on Meadowridge Road in Elkridge for a detaining center, obtained through a private company permit, just a mile away from an elementary school, Howard County Executive Ball revoked the permit.
—Bryant Reed, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The museum showcases Michigan's lengthy history beginning with the Indigenous Peoples and concluding around the 20th century, according to the Michigan History Center — a program that discovers and preserves 12 historical markers and museums statewide.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Feb. 2026
In contrast, the president touted his own administration for closing the southern border and reducing crime nationwide before concluding his thoughts on the Texas state Senate race.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, eclipses in March and August — concluding a series that began in 2024 between you and Pisces — bring a long personal storyline to completion.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Once the Olympics get underway, events will run through February 22, with the Closing Ceremony concluding the Milano Cortina Games and handing off the torch to France, host nation of the French Alps 2030 Winter Olympics.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The organization added that a true sign of atonement from Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, would be to refrain from antisemitism in the future, concluding their statement by wishing him well on his mental health journey.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concluding
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With Super Bowl Sunday just about here, hosts across America are pulling together grocery lists and final preparations for game day.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Murillo’s injury had come right at the end of Forest’s final training session ahead of this game.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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France passes budget after failed no-confidence votes France passed an annual budget, ending a long-running debacle that felled prime ministers, amplified support for the far right, and raised doubts over the country’s long-term finances.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Newsome played for Harbaugh’s brother, Jim, at Michigan and then joined the Wolverines as a student assistant in 2018 after suffering a career-ending injury.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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As the day wears on, the interview subjects recall their WhatsApp groups lighting up, until more people from the surrounding buildings add to the sea of residents stopping the van from taking off.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Teams will fill the rocket’s tank with more than 700,000 gallons of super-cold fuel, stopping a half-minute short of when the engines would light.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors claim Sainz Salazar served as a key fentanyl producer for the Chapitos from about 2022 through 2025, helping manufacture millions of pills, arranging drug transactions under armed protection and operating labs that later became central to the group’s fentanyl production.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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At the club, Davenport liked to station himself near the first tee, talking to members, arranging their golf games and remembering who golfers liked (and didn’t like) to play with.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Austria and Canada coming from 2-1 down to beat Japan and Brazil, the latter coming from Liam Draxl seeing out a win over Gustavo Heide despite rolling his ankle in the seventh game of the deciding rubber.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The veteran skier had previously ruptured her ACL in her left knee before deciding to still compete in this year's Olympic Games.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 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
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Resolve this by walking your own path (literally) and deriving support from people who are capable of caring about you.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
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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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After finishing 26–8 in 2025, the program will move up to Class 6A and compete in District 5-6A with other state volleyball powers, including Hebron and Flower Mound.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Beginning in Anchorage and finishing in Nome, competitors race through blizzards, sub-zero temperatures and gale force winds in a racing event that crosses through a rugged landscape of tundra and spruce forests, over hills and mountain passes, across rivers and even over sea ice.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Concluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluding. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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