1
as in inferences
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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2
as in decisions
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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3
as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
all their efforts came to no practical conclusion
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as in endings
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 cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
a bell signaled the conclusion of the event
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Recent Examples of conclusions
Despite the promise, researchers caution against early conclusions.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The shoddy work and questionable conclusions of that report were so extensive that an analysis of it required over 450 pages to detail all of its shortcomings.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Media outlets and analysts have cautioned against jumping to conclusions about motive or political affiliation in the case of Kirk’s death.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
And the Miami defense has everybody reevaluating their longstanding conclusions about Daniel Jones.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson has encouraged lawmakers to ease the temperature on their rhetoric following the killing, and other lawmakers have been cautious about jumping to conclusions.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But Berry did not draw conclusions about whose values were ultimately right.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The shoddy work and questionable conclusions of that report were so extensive that an analysis of it required over 450 pages to detail all of its shortcomings.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Media outlets and analysts have cautioned against jumping to conclusions about motive or political affiliation in the case of Kirk’s death.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
And the Miami defense has everybody reevaluating their longstanding conclusions about Daniel Jones.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson has encouraged lawmakers to ease the temperature on their rhetoric following the killing, and other lawmakers have been cautious about jumping to conclusions.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But Berry did not draw conclusions about whose values were ultimately right.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusions
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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How reliable are the insights, inferences and actions?—
Abakar Saidov,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Low, who has been in regular contact with NRC colleagues on the ground — most of them local staff — said civilians are being forced into impossible decisions as the offensive intensifies.—
Kaity Kline,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2025
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These decisions were not science.—
Lila Rose,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Boston’s ongoing inability to capitalize on such opportunities ensured fairly uneventful outcomes, though.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Why our emotions shape financial outcomes Behavioral finance has shown for decades that the greatest risk to long-term success is often our own behavior.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Although the show is based on the books, Han, who is also showrunner on the series, has teased that the endings may not be the same.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Workers typically pay for their health insurance premiums through paycheck deductions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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These are some of the options American expats have, including deductions, credits, and exclusions.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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So their opinions are uninformed.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet with the win in his back pocket, Vrabel clearly felt comfortable letting his opinions fly on a victory Monday.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These are results from benchmarks using Redis and Valkey.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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For a year and a half, the detectives first approached a large volume of low-match DNA results which could be traced back to existing American family trees.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to Typology, apply a quarter-size amount, lather from root to ends, and massage into scalp.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Conclusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclusions. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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