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as in last
following all others of the same kind in order or time
this will be my final order
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as in certain
having been established and usually not subject to change
the wedding date is final
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as in semifinal
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Recent Examples of final
Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Paul had previously said this would be his final season, but his last game came a few months earlier than expected after his reunion with the Los Angeles Clippers was cut short.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Lardis and Seney each had three points in the four games Wednesday, but Pacific Division beat the Central 3-1 in the final.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
On their final day here, the group stopped at Jack Stack BBQ downtown.
—Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Paul had previously said this would be his final season, but his last game came a few months earlier than expected after his reunion with the Los Angeles Clippers was cut short.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Dylan Harper then scored eight points in the final for Team Melo while teaming up with his Spurs teammate, Stephon Castle, last season’s Rookie of the Year.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Lardis and Seney each had three points in the four games Wednesday, but Pacific Division beat the Central 3-1 in the final.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for final
Adjective
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After month of standing by Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon accepted his general counsel’s resignation last week.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ayton competes internationally for the Bahamas, last playing for the national team during the 2024 Olympic qualifying process.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Navalny returned to Moscow in 2021, facing certain arrest.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our status as creatures of God confers on us certain rights that can’t be handed over as part of the social contract, rights that are at once natural and inalienable.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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El Camino Real will face the winner of Friday’s semifinal between South East and Marquez.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The men’s hockey semifinal, bronze medal and gold medal games, meanwhile, will command Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena over the next three days.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Caucasian couple realized the baby was not of the same race, and genetic tests ordered by Score and Mills confirmed the baby was not their biological child.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tupay and other plus-size park content creators put those resources to the test, to see how plus-size friendly Epic Universe can be.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Together, these elements allow the battery to remain stable, efficient, and electrically responsive even in harsh, winter-like environments.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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To make your own homemade cold foam taste more like a frozen creamer, use heavy cream for the base; this helps create a richer, thicker, and more stable texture.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Savolainen played a huge role in Finland’s historic run in the 2019 hockey women’s world championship, in which the country made it to the final against the United States who, along with Canada, had previously dominated the competition and its gold medal matches.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Fortson championed the growth of girls wrestling, which included coaching one of his own, Destiny Miles, to individual state championships in 2019 and 2020.—
Rick Kretzschmar,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Most consequentially, Adams, in a bid to improve equity, permanently scrapped the high-stakes qualifying exam in favor of the current, somewhat free-for-all process in which pre-K teachers can nominate an unlimited number of their students, who are then entered into a (now larger) lottery.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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Medical schools must be accredited for graduates to enter residency programs, and law schools traditionally needed accreditation from the American Bar Association for graduates to sit for most state bar exams.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Final.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/final. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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