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Recent Examples of finals
If Palace do progress to next month’s quarter-finals and find a way to reach and win the final in the German city of Leipzig on May 27, the manner in which victory came will be forgotten.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finals
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Rhyne Howard scored 30 points to lead Vinyl past Laces and into the Unrivaled semifinals on Saturday, while Paige Bueckers’ 29 points led Breeze past Rose to secure its semifinal berth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Students hoping to strengthen their competitiveness with Advanced Placement exams and additional ACT attempts can quickly rack up hundreds of dollars in fees.—
Micky Horstman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen are finally getting a break after medical exams and other tests that followed their mission.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Indiana owns eight of the conference’s 13 national championships in the sport.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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His predecessors, especially Terry Francona and John Farrell, did not last nearly so long after their championships.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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But the summary lacks any kind of detailed explanation of which tests were run and under what conditions.—
Cyrus Farivar,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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In my tests, SynthID was quite effective at identifying images generated with Google’s models.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The couple were Dutch nationals.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said one drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility, wounding three Indian nationals.—
Adam Schreck,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Colleges are beginning to respond with interviews, oral examinations, and in-person assessments.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Once the animals undergo forensic medical examinations, the PSPCA said charges for the people responsible could include animal cruelty and neglect, failure to provide access to clean and sanity shelter and lack of veterinary care.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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So far, no one has been arrested, but officials said a couple of cases have been documented as hate-crime investigations.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The former inspector general garnered a reputation for high-profile investigations, some of which saw her butt heads with Mayor Brandon Johnson and his administration.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Finals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finals. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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