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
Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Brooks then moved over to Bold in 2013 to play the strong-willed playboy Wyatt Spencer, earning another Emmy nod in 2021 and concluding his run in 2024.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
After concluding a brief speech, Bautista received a standing ovation from board members.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In the concluding moments of the show, the last three contestants determined who would win the prize pot of over $220,000.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
The lower court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and the First Amendment, concluding that HR 1069 is overbroad and unconstitutional.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Kohlheim had recommended that the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office bring criminal charges against then-City Attorney Tearman Spencer and Ohiku after concluding that Ohiku was allowed to do work for his law firm while on the clock at the city.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Texas State softball played six games in the River State Classic, winning four games between a bookend of losses, concluding Sunday with a 3-2 defeat in 10 innings to future Pac-12 opponent Colorado State.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
As the film works toward a concluding note of uplift that brings as many questions as answers, one wonders if a straighter documentary telling would be more rewarding.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
The unusually blunt readout underscores what could be a long enmity between the region and Tehran, with Arab Gulf states concluding that Iran’s drones, missiles, and proxies — essentially the regime itself — pose a regional threat.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Brooks then moved over to Bold in 2013 to play the strong-willed playboy Wyatt Spencer, earning another Emmy nod in 2021 and concluding his run in 2024.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
After concluding a brief speech, Bautista received a standing ovation from board members.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In the concluding moments of the show, the last three contestants determined who would win the prize pot of over $220,000.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
The lower court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and the First Amendment, concluding that HR 1069 is overbroad and unconstitutional.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Kohlheim had recommended that the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office bring criminal charges against then-City Attorney Tearman Spencer and Ohiku after concluding that Ohiku was allowed to do work for his law firm while on the clock at the city.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Texas State softball played six games in the River State Classic, winning four games between a bookend of losses, concluding Sunday with a 3-2 defeat in 10 innings to future Pac-12 opponent Colorado State.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
As the film works toward a concluding note of uplift that brings as many questions as answers, one wonders if a straighter documentary telling would be more rewarding.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concluding
Adjective
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Vanderbilt got as close as 11 points in the final frame, but Ole Miss was able to hold off the Commodores’ comeback bid.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Not making enough stops defensively to thwart the Heat while subsequently only hitting 7 of 21 attempts in the final 12 minutes doomed the Hornets.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Talarico’s victory marks a preliminary triumph for Democrats who argued that the path to ending the party’s 32-year statewide losing streak runs through coalition-building.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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With Monday evening performances canceled and piles of snow keeping pedestrians and drivers at bay, total grosses fell to $26,036,589 for the week ending March 1, down from $32M the previous week.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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After Elmarko Jackson’s flagrant foul stopping a dunk in transition — the play was called a common foul but quickly upgraded to a flagrant-one — the Jayhawks and Sun Devils came together.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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The car seemed to struggle to merge left into a turn lane, stopping about 30 feet short of the intersection and blocking a lane of traffic.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Authorities conducted a sting operation in September, arranging to meet her in a hotel room that Mays rented.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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All that interior volume should inspire some serious creativity in terms of arranging different floor plans.—
C.C. Weiss
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sarr, in contrast, was a 6-foot-8 sparkplug during Duke’s game-deciding run, punctuated by a full-court steal-and-slam that caused Blue Devil fans to erupt and forced Davis to call a timeout.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Insurers, not doctors, are increasingly deciding when and how patients receive cancer treatment.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 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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The trio that was set to make the podium ended up finishing in ninth, 12th and 13th place.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Even so, Grimaldi recommends finishing your last meal or snack about three hours before bed and aiming for an overnight fasting window of 13 to 16 hours.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Concluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluding. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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