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
Yet the Netflix deal, assuming it is consummated, would leave CNN and its sister channels exposed, vulnerable to purchase by someone else.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Trump, instead, consummated a deal that ensures Americans aren’t unfairly financing the pharmaceutical industry’s innovation, claimed a senior administration official, who briefed reporters ahead of Thursday’s Oval Office announcement.
—Staff, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
However, after Monday night's 27-17 loss to the Cardinals, Jones backed off that comment, suggesting to reporters that no trade had been consummated just yet.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The annulment, first reported by Sports Business Journal, came as a surprise, given that the parties had portrayed the deal as having been consummated.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The two of them flirt, but of course the affair is not consummated, and Sergeant Sullivan pits them against each other in a punch-out exercise.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The stock is down about 90 percent from when the SPAC merger was consummated and was trading at $2 on Monday morning, given the firm a market capitalization of $234 million.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
If consummated, Paramount CEO David Ellison will have installed a provocative writer and thinker who has expressed partisan leanings on several major topics at the head of a mainstream news organization that has long sought to cultivate broader audiences.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In Amoeba, the attraction between two of the girls is suggested but deliberately not consummated.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
David Folkenflik, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Trump, instead, consummated a deal that ensures Americans aren’t unfairly financing the pharmaceutical industry’s innovation, claimed a senior administration official, who briefed reporters ahead of Thursday’s Oval Office announcement.
—Staff, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
However, after Monday night's 27-17 loss to the Cardinals, Jones backed off that comment, suggesting to reporters that no trade had been consummated just yet.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The annulment, first reported by Sports Business Journal, came as a surprise, given that the parties had portrayed the deal as having been consummated.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The two of them flirt, but of course the affair is not consummated, and Sergeant Sullivan pits them against each other in a punch-out exercise.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The stock is down about 90 percent from when the SPAC merger was consummated and was trading at $2 on Monday morning, given the firm a market capitalization of $234 million.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
If consummated, Paramount CEO David Ellison will have installed a provocative writer and thinker who has expressed partisan leanings on several major topics at the head of a mainstream news organization that has long sought to cultivate broader audiences.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In Amoeba, the attraction between two of the girls is suggested but deliberately not consummated.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consummated
Verb
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Humanoid has already completed its first commercial proofs of concept with global industrial and automotive technology companies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Panthers finished the season at 8-9, won a division title for the first time since 2015, and hosted their first home playoff game in a decade.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Packers finished a season that began with Super Bowl hopes by dropping five in a row.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Consummated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consummated. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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