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
James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 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
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the 40-day season is centered around prayer, fasting, almsgiving and reconciliation, beginning on Ash Wednesday and concluding on Holy Thursday.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 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
The photos were staged to look like heads of state concluding an historic agreement, something like a strategic arms limitation treaty or a pact to end a war.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
The band joins Yellowcard for the Up Up Down Down Tour, a 27-date spring outing with Plain White T’s beginning May 6 in Atlanta and concluding June 20 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2026
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the 40-day season is centered around prayer, fasting, almsgiving and reconciliation, beginning on Ash Wednesday and concluding on Holy Thursday.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Upon concluding her remarks, Gilchrest asked if anyone at the press conference had questions.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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
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
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the 40-day season is centered around prayer, fasting, almsgiving and reconciliation, beginning on Ash Wednesday and concluding on Holy Thursday.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 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
The photos were staged to look like heads of state concluding an historic agreement, something like a strategic arms limitation treaty or a pact to end a war.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
The band joins Yellowcard for the Up Up Down Down Tour, a 27-date spring outing with Plain White T’s beginning May 6 in Atlanta and concluding June 20 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2026
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the 40-day season is centered around prayer, fasting, almsgiving and reconciliation, beginning on Ash Wednesday and concluding on Holy Thursday.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Upon concluding her remarks, Gilchrest asked if anyone at the press conference had questions.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concluding
Adjective
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Florida falls to 30-26-3 and remains eight points back of the Boston Bruins for the Eastern Conference’s final wild card spot with 23 games left to play.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Closer Jack Champlin continued to blank the Lancers, getting the final two outs, one on a strikeout.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump has reversed Biden-era clean energy policies, slashing solar and wind funding, ending EV tax credits and opening the Pacific Coast to oil drilling.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The change to a three-on-three format was made with the goal of ending those games before the skills competition.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The video, shared by the Chino Police Department, shows two vehicles stopping at a red light in front of and behind a big rig on Friday.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Eventually Trump himself entered the hall—now as quiet as a library—and began making his way very slowly down the red carpet with the First Lady, stopping every few steps to take a question.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The victims were women whom the attacker had come to him after arranging a date on an escort application, police said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Top with butter pieces, arranging evenly over surface.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Besides shuffling tiles and deciding whether to play with blanks or not, the trio is hoping the studio becomes a place to unwind, grow stronger friendships and meet some new people along the way.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2026
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Bilka replaced him and nearly escaped the inning without any damage — but then the third-base umpire called the game-deciding balk.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
1 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
Verb
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Petrillo finally got one past him about midway through the second by finishing off a puck at the backdoor post, shortly before Beck tipped in a shot from the point on the power play.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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There have been precious few setbacks for the fledgling talent, but a significant disappointment was finishing seventh at the 2024 junior world championships road race in Zürich, frozen by cold.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Concluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluding. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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