finale

noun

fə-ˈna-lē How to pronounce finale (audio)
Definition of finalenext
as in ending
the last part of a process or action the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks

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Recent Examples of finale Stewart noted the young star’s adjustments from Monday’s game to Wednesday’s, highlighting Malonga’s ability to find easier looks in the regular-season finale. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 In a dreary and breezy Thursday evening, the Royals dropped their season finale to the Minnesota Twins. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Although Wizards Beyond Waverly Place brought back some familiar faces before casting its final spell, not all of the Russo family was around for the finale. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Culpepper worked with the episode’s writers, John Hoberg and Seena Haddad, to buy themselves time to show what really mattered about this section of the Season 2 finale. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finale
  1. ending
  2. conclusion
  3. end
  4. culmination
Noun
  • Viewers could never reconcile this ending, considering how close the cousins appeared to be.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple products, discounts, loyalty offers and sales taxes make the final digits of a basket difficult to predict from any one price ending.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ending
Noun
  • Some estimates were too imprecise to support a firm conclusion, and previous longitudinal studies have reported links between loneliness, isolation and physical illness.
    — The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center will close April 1, and not be returned to its regular users until the fall of 2028, after the conclusion of the Olympic Games.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusion
Noun
  • By contrast, the clearest long-term winners treated the creation of customer value as primary and used digital technology, and later AI, as means to that end.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Alys doesn’t know this year and neither does Aemond, but the audience finds out by the end of the episode that Sunfyre is still alive and reunited with Aegon.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • Maysa Moghnie’s childhood home in south Lebanon was the culmination of decades of work.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The state’s Medical Aid in Dying Act is the culmination of work by many — and a work of art may have paved the way.
    — Vanessa Rampton, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of culmination

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