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as in finishing
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 approving
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 finalizing
But the public body won't move forward with the process of shutting down the site and finalizing the sale to the city until the FAA gives the green light.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders are working toward finalizing an agreement to make Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their head coach, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.
—Mark Anderson, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Players were finalizing travel plans for family and friends.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Market staff and the Public Works Department are finalizing details on street closures, and the city is working with RideKC to finalize a bus route for Saturdays.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
No votes are currently scheduled, but the next step in finalizing the plan will likely be a vote on cloture on the motion to proceed.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
While attending the Golden Gala at Beverly Hilton last January, Anderson gave PEOPLE an update on his life a year after finalizing his divorce.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The company invested significantly in R&D (adding 600 engineers) and is navigating through substantial portfolio adjustments—spinning off Aerospace while finalizing the Advanced Materials separation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made a surprising decision with a shared asset, one year after finalizing their divorce.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders are working toward finalizing an agreement to make Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak their head coach, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.
—Mark Anderson, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Players were finalizing travel plans for family and friends.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Market staff and the Public Works Department are finalizing details on street closures, and the city is working with RideKC to finalize a bus route for Saturdays.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
No votes are currently scheduled, but the next step in finalizing the plan will likely be a vote on cloture on the motion to proceed.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
While attending the Golden Gala at Beverly Hilton last January, Anderson gave PEOPLE an update on his life a year after finalizing his divorce.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The company invested significantly in R&D (adding 600 engineers) and is navigating through substantial portfolio adjustments—spinning off Aerospace while finalizing the Advanced Materials separation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made a surprising decision with a shared asset, one year after finalizing their divorce.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalizing
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The friends along with two women and children were finishing a meal from Wingstop at the apartment when the argument led to gunfire, Davis’ mother, Sherika Kennedy, told the Star-Telegram.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez starred in Season 6 of the Peacock dating series and was one of the breakout stars that year, making it to the final and finishing in third place, coupled with Jana Craig.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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In early 2024, Guojun and Silvia briefly found themselves under scrutiny from a judge in family court, who took the rare step of calling a confidential hearing before approving a pre-birth order.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The battle over new congressional maps ahead of November’s midterm elections has heated up as primary elections rapidly approach, with various court rulings blocking and approving new maps.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
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The process includes passing the FAA knowledge test, completing ground school and learning how to control, maintain, transport and assemble the aircraft.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The company says the trucks set an industry record by completing 200 battery swaps in a single day, highlighting the potential of its autonomous, battery-swapping technology to increase productivity and minimize downtime in large-scale mining operations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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America’s ratification that year broke a logjam of inaction by nations that had signed the agreement but were wary about actually ratifying it as a legal document.—
Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2026
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Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to keep production levels steady through the end of March, once again ratifying a decision first made in November to suspend last year’s sequence of swift increases.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
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The agency released a statement confirming the purchase but failed to disclose the site location.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those fears, coupled with the manager airing his frustrations publicly and confirming his intention to leave when his contract expires in the summer, played a significant part in driving their approach to the mid-season market.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Finalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalizing. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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