consummated

Definition of consummatednext
past tense of consummate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consummated Sources say the Post-Gazette's management met with the paper's department heads last week, telling them that robust talks to sell the paper are in the works and there's hope a sale might be consummated before the closure date. Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consummated
Verb
  • Because if not for that potential off-ramp of failing in the play-in and stumbling into the lottery, then the possibility of even more of this — a best-of-seven opening-round playoff series against an opponent that Wednesday night completed a 4-0 regular-season sweep.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Rockingham Speedway completed its remarkable revitalization and landed on the NASCAR schedule last spring.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The four-time All-Star and two-time all-league guard finished seventh in NBA MVP voting in each of the last two seasons.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • By the early summer, most of the bass have finished spawning in the shallows and have now pushed back to deeper water to find their summer haunts.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Consummated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consummated. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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