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as in to finish
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done
we're still finalizing our travel plans but hope to have them done by the end of the week
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the bank won't finalize the loan before Tuesday because of the holiday
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Recent Examples of finalize
Amid one of the more difficult spring seasons in memory, CIF San Diego Section officials have finalized the dates, times and sites for this week’s baseball and softball championships.
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John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Traditionally, justices on the nation's high court finalize decisions in cases by the end of June or the beginning of July, leaving only a few weeks before decisions are expected to be public.
—Andrew Rice The Center Square, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
Bloomberg has reported that Anthropic is close to finalizing a round at a valuation above $900 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that 30- and 60-day timeframes had been included in a text of the memorandum, but it had not yet been finalized.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
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John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Traditionally, justices on the nation's high court finalize decisions in cases by the end of June or the beginning of July, leaving only a few weeks before decisions are expected to be public.
—Andrew Rice The Center Square, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
Bloomberg has reported that Anthropic is close to finalizing a round at a valuation above $900 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that 30- and 60-day timeframes had been included in a text of the memorandum, but it had not yet been finalized.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalize
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The Cowboys finished at 7-9-1 during Schottenheimer's first year at the helm, falling short of advancing to the playoffs.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The 20-year-old finished the game with 5 points and and two assists in five minutes.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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That lineup changed in 2023, when the International Olympic Committee approved a proposal to replace the equestrian show jumping section with an obstacle-course component for the 2028 Summer Games.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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While the council remained inside to finish the meeting, including approving a local emergency declaration, police were outside where a small mob gathered, yelling obscenities at the officers.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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At Icon’s new Lennar community completed in Texas last year, Lennar’s own mortgage arm did all the financing.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Andy Pages hit a looping ball to right-center off Jaden Hill, the third Rockies pitcher of the inning, to score Freeman and complete the Dodgers’ scoring.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The ideology emerged at a 1980 youth congress in the Finnish city of Raŭma, where a faction of just under one hundred signatories ratified the Raŭma Manifesto.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The City Council is also expected at the meeting to ratify the local emergency that City Manager Lisa Kim declared on Friday.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
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Police did not identify the suspect or victim, but jail booking records confirm Elayyat was arrested on the same charges.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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At least one person was confirmed to have died in connection with the accident after being taken to a local hospital.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
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“Finalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalize. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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