endings

noun

plural of ending
1
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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2
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 Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle. — James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Most major characters got their happy endings, though the Roy/Keeley/Jamie love triangle was left largely unresolved. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 By rejecting the myth of beginning again and the idea that endings are inherently meaningful, Luiselli highlights the fascination of the middle. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Science fiction has explored this scenario many times, and those stories almost never have happy endings. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 July 2026 At the end of a magical World Cup run filled with thrilling endings and comebacks, there was no such finish for Lionel Messi and Argentina. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 You’ll be awed by its Escher-like effects, its confident audacity and how its many moving pieces crescendo for one of the best endings in film history. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 Scammers often create sites that appear close to the real thing but include extra words, odd spelling or strange endings. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Concluding the elite races were the amateur groups, which featured dramatic endings on both the men’s and women’s sides. — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endings
  1. finales
  2. cessations
  3. conclusions
  4. ends
  5. culminations
  6. halts
  7. closings
  8. closures
Noun
  • At least one show is coming to an end this week, after some big finales last weekend.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • House of the Dragon is not making a habit out of quiet finales.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of finales
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • Grant, regrettably, was ranked 36th and last for his work on 10 snaps, though that’s too small a sample size to make any conclusions whatsoever.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • These conclusions are based on Bitsight's technical research.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • The third-year defensive ends/outside linebackers coach brought in several transfer additions as the Yellow Jackets look to attack the quarterback more following a 26-sack output in 2025, which ranked 10th-best in the ACC.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Since the older, more fragile ends have been cut away, what's left tends to look and feel thicker and stronger.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ends
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • The automatic stay halts proceedings but doesn't compel creditors to undo pre-petition filings without operative effect.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Since prolonged production halts can cause permanent damage to oil wells, shutting them down is typically a last resort.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Definition of halts
Noun
  • The school closure process So far, neighborhood efforts to stop school closings haven’t yielded many results.
    — Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Bill 26-0192 gets rid of the requirement for the Board of Estimates’ approval of minor privileges, such as sidewalk and street closings or the approval of private signs extending into the public right of way.
    — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of closings
Noun
  • East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Immediately after the legislation was signed, states began bracing for the substantial pullback of federal support, rural hospital closures, and implementation of burdensome paperwork requirements intended to drive down enrollment.
    — Diana DeGette, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of closures

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