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
Gray returned to Dallas for the series finale and TV sequels, and later reprised Sue Ellen in the revival.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
After nearly being no-hit during Thursday’s 13-2 loss to the Rays in a series finale in Tampa Bay, the Royals were blitzed by the White Sox at Rate Field.
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Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Saturday’s group-stage finale between Colombia and Portugal came with numerous scoring chances for both sides, but neither could find the back of the net.
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Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Though liberties can be taken for the second season, the season finale heavily teased that the story’s continuation would explore Fortune’s novel, One Golden Summer, centered on Sam’s older brother Charlie.
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Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 June 2026
After nearly being no-hit during Thursday’s 13-2 loss to the Rays in a series finale in Tampa Bay, the Royals were blitzed by the White Sox at Rate Field.
—
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Saturday’s group-stage finale between Colombia and Portugal came with numerous scoring chances for both sides, but neither could find the back of the net.
—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Though liberties can be taken for the second season, the season finale heavily teased that the story’s continuation would explore Fortune’s novel, One Golden Summer, centered on Sam’s older brother Charlie.
—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finale
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But this Powerball story has a sad ending.
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The crowd of 42,056 was poised for another wacky Cubs-Brewers ending, though most of those who stuck around seemed to be road-tripping Cubs fans.
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Additional findings could change investigators' conclusions.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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By spinning off its freight unit, the remaining FedEx is focused on parcel and logistics services, while emphasizing higher-margin end markets.
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England won five corners in the additional 6 minutes at the end.
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The culmination of the event saw people filtering into the shore to create a circle of colorful surfboards dotted with flowers to toss into the ocean to honor ancestors, invoke healing and celebrate the relationship between Black people and the ocean.
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This achievement is the culmination of over 605,000 man-hours of work to remove century-old constraints that no longer matched the competitive realities of modern trade.
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“Finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finale. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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