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as in completes
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 approves
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 finalizes
But those dollars are in limbo until the city finalizes its new master plan.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Walke said that if the EPA finalizes the rollback now, the NRDC would plan to challenge it in court.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent deals in the shaky apartment market for Oakland might help shove property values lower in the coming weeks as the Alameda County Assessor’s Office finalizes its latest guesses for property values in its jurisdiction.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Advocating for land reforms Organization The CPI(M)’s highest authority is the All-India Party Congress, which finalizes the overall political strategy of the party and elects the Central Committee.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Parents also want the ongoing contract dispute resolved before the district finalizes next school year's budget.
—Jack Springgate, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The publication finalizes the legal annulment of concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals near the Panama Canal, which Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, had operated for nearly three decades.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
In addition, this rule finalizes some of the amendments that were proposed on January 16, 2025, to fix incorrect regulatory text citations as well as clarify and add provisions in the regulatory text to match the language included in the preamble.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The Education Department said involuntary collections on federal student loans will remain on hold as the agency finalizes new repayment plans.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Walke said that if the EPA finalizes the rollback now, the NRDC would plan to challenge it in court.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent deals in the shaky apartment market for Oakland might help shove property values lower in the coming weeks as the Alameda County Assessor’s Office finalizes its latest guesses for property values in its jurisdiction.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Advocating for land reforms Organization The CPI(M)’s highest authority is the All-India Party Congress, which finalizes the overall political strategy of the party and elects the Central Committee.
—Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Parents also want the ongoing contract dispute resolved before the district finalizes next school year's budget.
—Jack Springgate, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The publication finalizes the legal annulment of concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals near the Panama Canal, which Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, had operated for nearly three decades.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
In addition, this rule finalizes some of the amendments that were proposed on January 16, 2025, to fix incorrect regulatory text citations as well as clarify and add provisions in the regulatory text to match the language included in the preamble.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The Education Department said involuntary collections on federal student loans will remain on hold as the agency finalizes new repayment plans.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalizes
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Sometimes, an external thing really opens up something in your imagination that completes the character.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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Some programs are simple — the robot completes the task, and the algorithm ends.—
Anil Seth,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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If the Town Board approves the request, the cafe would open in 2026, Doughten and LaBarbera said.—
Joe Marusak
July 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
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Israel approves aid to northern Gaza, official says Separately, an Israeli official said the security Cabinet late Saturday approved sending aid into northern Gaza, where civilians suffer from acute food shortages.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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Dufour hand finishes every part.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Whoever finishes the word first wins.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Others feel that the treaty effectively ratifies something that already exists.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Deal to cut tariffs and ease regulatory barriers A formal signing of the deal could come later this year after officials go through the legal details of the text and the EU Parliament ratifies it.—
Rajesh Roy,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Boston Dynamics now confirms that the motion is not theatrical but purposeful.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Dec. 2025
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Ironically, Nineteen Fifty-Six released its Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 issues without any university suspension for possibly violating the state’s anti-DEI restrictions, Wright confirms.—
Tevon Blair,
Essence,
10 Dec. 2025
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