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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
Trump is expected to return his attention to Ukraine once the United States finalizes a peace deal with Iran.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026
But those dollars are in limbo until the city finalizes its new master plan.
—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
David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026
But those dollars are in limbo until the city finalizes its new master plan.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalizes
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Flame Plasma Pyrolysis completes the conversion in less than two minutes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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The discovery completes the creature's spread across all five Great Lakes.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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If Congress approves the legislation, a seven-member independent commission would oversee the fund.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Instead, the specialized Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approves general procedures for the surveillance on an annual basis.—
Caitlin Reilly,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Sweden finishes group play Thursday night against Japan at Dallas Stadium, and Netherlands meets Tunisia that night in Kansas City.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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Koville Natural Decorative Marble Tray And because interior design will never entirely forego marble, Stephan also recommends leaving some of it behind to mix-and-match with other textures, styles, and finishes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
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The school board is scheduled to vote on the agreement during its meeting on Tuesday, but the union urged an earlier vote, saying teachers could return Monday if the board ratifies the deal by then.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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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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Achieving criticality confirms that the design can sustain the nuclear reactions required for future energy production.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Global search data confirms growing interest in cultural districts and nightlife, with San Francisco's Castro district seeing a 157% search increase.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Finalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalizes. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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