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as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed
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as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick
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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
all their efforts came to no practical conclusion
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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
a bell signaled the conclusion of the event
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Recent Examples of conclusion
And now, a new gambling game called Rush Hour CCTV on the crypto casino platform Roobet is taking the phenomenon to an even more ludicrous conclusion.
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
Additionally, many intersections in the Palisades could become bottlenecks during evacuations, leading to significant delays, the resiliency report said, basing the conclusion on a traffic pattern analysis.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That's the conclusion of a study of older adults who participated in a cognitive exercise experiment in the 1990s that was designed to increase the brain's processing speed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
History rarely offers clean conclusions.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
Additionally, many intersections in the Palisades could become bottlenecks during evacuations, leading to significant delays, the resiliency report said, basing the conclusion on a traffic pattern analysis.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That's the conclusion of a study of older adults who participated in a cognitive exercise experiment in the 1990s that was designed to increase the brain's processing speed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
History rarely offers clean conclusions.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusion
Noun
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Kids ages 5-12 can handle replica artifacts, such as an abacus, armor and lyre, and learn how professional archeologists make inferences.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The analyst also pointed to Nebius’ software as another driver and applauded the company’s AI Cloud offering —designed for large-scale training and workloads — and its Token Factory, which targets production inference and post-training use cases.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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But unlike an initial version of the law that was made public in December, the county will levy no fines on retailers for failing to do so — instead leaving any decision about punishment to a local court.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Crowley’s lawsuit claims Bass and city leaders’ decisions worsened the LAFD’s response to the fire, saying the city historically failed to properly fund the LAFD, leaving the agency under-manned and backlogged in the maintenance of vehicles and other equipment.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Uneven progress is a polite way of saying that not only does California’s achievement gap persist, but the state’s academic outcomes still fall behind those of other states in national testing.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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People can place bets on these platforms on wide-ranging issues such as what words people say at events, the outcome of elections or how much snow will fall in New York City.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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But that ending went a beat too far.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Take a closer look at the United States women’s hockey team’s comeback victory against Canada, which will go down as one of the most exhilarating endings in Olympic history.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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As my colleagues in public health have stated recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, nicotine pouches can be an effective smoking cessation tool.—
Timothy Vermillion,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Yet despite that, research into what happens during this natural cessation of menstruation and why is limited.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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While the tax deduction is immediate, the funds can be allocated to charities later.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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The measure would create a tax deduction for people with LTCI policies, require public hearings for rate increase requests that exceed 10%, and mandate that the public receive advanced notice of the hearings.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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However, the Roberts opinion’s refusal to credit the historical novelty of the government’s action may prove problematic in the future.—
Sandeep Gopalan,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s persistence flouts public opinion, as some nervous Republicans keep trying to tell him.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Initial results have been modestly encouraging; interviews with world leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made news and garnered millions of views across The Economist’s social channels, as well as being available in its own app.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclusion. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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