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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
Most players cannot, according to NCAA rules, elect to go play somewhere else at the conclusion of spring practice.
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
In a paper published in thethey concluded that the observations did indeed support this conclusion.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The regular-season journey was different from a year ago, but still ended in the same conclusion with TCU atop the Big 12 standings.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Following the conclusion of the gala, Koshy then hit the red carpet for a second time at the 5th annual South Asians at the Oscars pre-Academy Awards party, which celebrated South Asian storytellers and creatives at the Rideback Ranch in Los Angeles.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
In a paper published in thethey concluded that the observations did indeed support this conclusion.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The regular-season journey was different from a year ago, but still ended in the same conclusion with TCU atop the Big 12 standings.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Following the conclusion of the gala, Koshy then hit the red carpet for a second time at the 5th annual South Asians at the Oscars pre-Academy Awards party, which celebrated South Asian storytellers and creatives at the Rideback Ranch in Los Angeles.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusion
Noun
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Articulation Phase: The AI shares its theory regarding minimum inference latency based on findings as well as the results of its experimental verification.—
Dimitris Tsementzis,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The licensing deal is billed as non-exclusive, and Groq continues to operate an inference cloud service running on its specialized chips (also, in case there was any confusion, the company has no ties to the other Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot).—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Often referred to as the state’s chief fiscal officer, the state comptroller pays the state’s bills, monitors fiscal compliance, records transactions and contracts and issues reports that guide the governor and legislature on budget decisions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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And like many of those other decisions, the cost of delay compounds.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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In their concession speeches Tuesday night, both Krishnamoorthi and Kelly acknowledged Pritzker’s influence on the outcome.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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According to Billedo, this creates a stronger bond between therapy dog and owner and leads to more consistent outcomes.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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However the film lands a poignant and lyrical ending that sends the audience out on a note of hope.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Beginning early Saturday morning and ending, hopefully, before midnight, Anderson was walking a 50-mile circuit of his own design through the entire city of San Francisco.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Everyone in the study also underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation over the course of 13 weeks.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2026
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In effect, the strait has turned into a parking lot, with an almost complete cessation of ships going through, experts and marine traffic monitoring services say.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The deduction was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which also removed taxes on tips and overtime for qualifying workers, and — relevant to new car shoppers — eliminated a tax credit for buying electric vehicles.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The new law eliminated taxes on some overtime and tipped income, and raised the limit on the deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT, from $10,000 to $40,000.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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That divergence of opinion hasn’t provided a national consensus for a permanent time standard.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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What’s your most unpopular workplace opinion?—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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One of the hosts yelled repeatedly about the results, complained about just about everything and dropped a lot of F-bombs.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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The brothers faced a few unsuccessful trials before achieving the final result.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclusion. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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