as in endings
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 finales
Sabalenka surely will be looking to avenge that one as well as her 0-2 record in Indian Wells finales.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The top two seeds for the eight-team event will be UC Irvine and Hawaii (order to be determined), but five teams are separated by one game in the battle for seeds 3-7, with Fullerton part of a four-way tie for fourth place going into Saturday’s regular-season finales.
—Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
When Texas was a member of the Big 12, a mercy rule was only used in the finales of conference series while nonconference games were left to the discretion of the teams’ coaches.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Which athlete had the best performance in the regular season finales?
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
Does not include specials, finales, or sports that fall within FSD.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
In an interview with Deadline tied to the return of Scrubs, Lawrence addressed the three series carrying on beyond their original finales with new multi-season runs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Se fue a los 17 años a Estados Unidos a trabajar y nunca volvió a vivir en Puerto Rico, aunque siempre nos visitaba a finales de enero o principios de febrero y se quedaba en casa.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
Survivor's live finales used to be a staple of the series, but the tradition stopped during the pandemic, per Entertainment Weekly.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The top two seeds for the eight-team event will be UC Irvine and Hawaii (order to be determined), but five teams are separated by one game in the battle for seeds 3-7, with Fullerton part of a four-way tie for fourth place going into Saturday’s regular-season finales.
—Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
When Texas was a member of the Big 12, a mercy rule was only used in the finales of conference series while nonconference games were left to the discretion of the teams’ coaches.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Which athlete had the best performance in the regular season finales?
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
Does not include specials, finales, or sports that fall within FSD.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
In an interview with Deadline tied to the return of Scrubs, Lawrence addressed the three series carrying on beyond their original finales with new multi-season runs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Se fue a los 17 años a Estados Unidos a trabajar y nunca volvió a vivir en Puerto Rico, aunque siempre nos visitaba a finales de enero o principios de febrero y se quedaba en casa.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
Survivor's live finales used to be a staple of the series, but the tradition stopped during the pandemic, per Entertainment Weekly.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finales
Noun
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So many festival films have bleak endings, but this was so well done.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Worsley argues that Austen’s perfunctory treatment of her romantic endings hint that the men themselves, no matter how charming, are insufficient to guarantee marital bliss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Motive is under investigation Authorities have stopped short of drawing firm conclusions about why the synagogue was targeted.—
Nouran Salahieh,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Williams disagrees with the DOE's conclusions.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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“Finales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finales. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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