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
But in seasons two and three, and especially in the series finale released last Friday, the character steps ever further into the spotlight, revealing new dimensions of sorrow, cynicism, and maybe even a lingering sliver of moral conflict.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
The best Fourth of July furniture sales are coming in hot like the finale of a fireworks display.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
In the film’s epic finale, the characters attempt to escape by boat, but come face-to-face with their most terrifying foe yet — the Distortus rex, which has already savagely chomped their rescue helicopter out of the sky.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2025
The season finale of Marvel Television’s Ironheart introduced — at long last, after four-and-a-half years of teases — the devilish baddie that is Mephisto, as played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 July 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
The best Fourth of July furniture sales are coming in hot like the finale of a fireworks display.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
In the film’s epic finale, the characters attempt to escape by boat, but come face-to-face with their most terrifying foe yet — the Distortus rex, which has already savagely chomped their rescue helicopter out of the sky.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2025
The season finale of Marvel Television’s Ironheart introduced — at long last, after four-and-a-half years of teases — the devilish baddie that is Mephisto, as played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finale
Noun
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That ending is the most important scene and is very much in direct contact with the overarching theme that penetrates all three seasons.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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In addition, the Squid Game Season 3 ending certainly seems to allude to the format going international.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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China had postponed the conclusion of the cognac probe twice, as the two sides tried to resolve the alcohol and EV spats, among others.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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Bypassing Bagwell should begin, in earnest, a pursuit of 3,000 hits that will define the conclusion of Altuve’s career.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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The Biden administration had calculated that an end to federal coal sales would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons (266 million metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide annually.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Toward the end of the clip circulating TikTok, the subway riders appear to beat the man after subduing him.—
Julia Marnin
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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For Jake, who played basketball at Washington University from 2021 to 2023, draft night was a culmination of the family’s dream: older brother Josh also played college ball at Lehigh University.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Receiving this honorary Oscar is the culmination of a dream.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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“Finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finale. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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