as in completed
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done
willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal
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Recent Examples of consummated
Although layoffs are a near certainty after the deal is consummated, layoffs were a near certainty without a deal because each company individually lacked staying power in a rapidly changing media landscape.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
In Lily King’s Writers & Lovers, the heroine, a writer named Casey, balances her struggle to complete a novel with a string of relationships that King writes with heat and specificity until they get consummated.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The sale now appears to have been consummated.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Now, the politicians want to see some language that will commit the corporate leaders if either merger is consummated.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
There were 28 trades consummated in the week leading to Thursday’s deadline.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
Garland was comfortable in Cleveland generally, but his representatives blessed the trade to the Clippers ahead of the deal being consummated.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
So existential was the plight of the Reader, which has continued to lose money since converting to a nonprofit nearly four years ago, that its board handed over the keys to Noisy Creek in August in a complex ownership transfer that has yet to be consummated.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
In Lily King’s Writers & Lovers, the heroine, a writer named Casey, balances her struggle to complete a novel with a string of relationships that King writes with heat and specificity until they get consummated.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The sale now appears to have been consummated.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Now, the politicians want to see some language that will commit the corporate leaders if either merger is consummated.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
There were 28 trades consummated in the week leading to Thursday’s deadline.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
Garland was comfortable in Cleveland generally, but his representatives blessed the trade to the Clippers ahead of the deal being consummated.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
So existential was the plight of the Reader, which has continued to lose money since converting to a nonprofit nearly four years ago, that its board handed over the keys to Noisy Creek in August in a complex ownership transfer that has yet to be consummated.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consummated
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In May 2025, Hermeus completed the first flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 1, a high-speed uncrewed aircraft designed to validate critical systems for future hypersonic operations.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Police didn't release any names, saying the process of formal identification and notification of next of kin hasn't been completed.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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James finished the game with 15,842 career field goals.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finished as the top two candidates in the three-way Republican primary.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Consummated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consummated. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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