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as in finales
the last part of a process or action
the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career
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as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
the best part about any dental procedure is its ending
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Recent Examples of endings
All 32 teams made their 2025 season debuts in Week 1, with dramatic endings, statement wins and potentially damaging defeats among the outcomes on display.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
This year in particular, the 9/9 portal coincides with the moon in Aries — the first sign of the zodiac — creating a balance between endings and beginnings, especially with Saturn retrograde stationed at the last degree of Pisces while Neptune retrograde journeys through the first degree of Aries.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
No easy fixes and no tidy endings here.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Pisces transits remind us that endings are beginnings in disguise, and with Jupiter in Cancer as one of the chart rulers of the lunar eclipse, many of us have been feeling emotions rise to the surface in tidal waves this past week.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025
Dishonored also has different endings to encourage multiple playthroughs, making this particular stealth game a bang for your buck.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Others are finding elegant endings, like Links Hall, which ceased operations this summer after nearly four decades as a hub for small, experimental performance.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
And perhaps this will be Swift’s most lasting contribution to culture, not her music, or business innovations, but her proof that love stories can have happy endings without requiring women to disappear into them.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
More importantly, between now and the next six months, expect endings and profound revelations.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Ben Morse, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
This year in particular, the 9/9 portal coincides with the moon in Aries — the first sign of the zodiac — creating a balance between endings and beginnings, especially with Saturn retrograde stationed at the last degree of Pisces while Neptune retrograde journeys through the first degree of Aries.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
No easy fixes and no tidy endings here.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Pisces transits remind us that endings are beginnings in disguise, and with Jupiter in Cancer as one of the chart rulers of the lunar eclipse, many of us have been feeling emotions rise to the surface in tidal waves this past week.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025
Dishonored also has different endings to encourage multiple playthroughs, making this particular stealth game a bang for your buck.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Others are finding elegant endings, like Links Hall, which ceased operations this summer after nearly four decades as a hub for small, experimental performance.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
And perhaps this will be Swift’s most lasting contribution to culture, not her music, or business innovations, but her proof that love stories can have happy endings without requiring women to disappear into them.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
More importantly, between now and the next six months, expect endings and profound revelations.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endings
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The Royals also continued a run of success in series finales.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is shorter than other Bachelor franchise finales, which are typically three hours.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is not to say one approach is better or worse than another; rather, even the most scientific approach might still not provide unequivocal conclusions.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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But Berry did not draw conclusions about whose values were ultimately right.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two streetcars are connected to opposite ends of a single cable, counterbalancing each other.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some PAs described performing an array of side jobs to make ends meet while PA-ing, like working as a line cook at a local college, as a brand ambassador and as a staff member at a resort.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Restaurant and bar Smokey Bones is welcoming new leadership and closing more stores due to underperformance, bringing the company’s total number of recent closings to 15.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The competition has also led to some store closings.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How to check online The Michigan Department of Transportation maintains a website showing all construction, closures and other information for in-state roads.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Be sure to heed any remaining road closures.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Four justices — the three liberals plus Chief Justice John Roberts — concluded that federal district courts could decide on the legality of grant terminations and reinstate the funding if the cuts were unlawful.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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In recent months, Trump has been firing multiple members of independent federal agencies, with the terminations then challenged in court.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Endings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endings. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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