1
as in to complete
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done
we should finish the painting of the house by tomorrow
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2
as in to end
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
we'll finish the concert before dark
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3
as in to stop
to come to an end
the three-day race finished yesterday
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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
a pie-eating contest is the fair's traditional finish
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as in end
the stopping of a process or activity
an all-out fight right to the finish
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Recent Examples of finish
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
On Monday, López finished 2 for 3 with a double, while Edwards also went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a triple.
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Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
New Atlas,
29 June 2026
Fresh from its first top-10 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Aston Martin Valkyrie returns to action this weekend as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship resumes at Watkins Glen International for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.
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Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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Three state high jumpers finished in the top 10.
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Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
On Monday, López finished 2 for 3 with a double, while Edwards also went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a triple.
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Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Noun
The finish also repels fingerprints and other marks, very much unlike my gray XGIMI Elfin Flip projector.
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New Atlas,
29 June 2026
Fresh from its first top-10 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Aston Martin Valkyrie returns to action this weekend as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship resumes at Watkins Glen International for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.
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Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finish
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Importantly, none of these children had completed the primary tetanus vaccination series.
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The semitrailer was carrying roughly 50,000 pounds of bees when the driver failed to complete a turn and tipped over, according to local radio station KOGT.
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Soon after then-President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the US in January, Venezuela ended Cuba’s long-standing medical mission in the country, cutting off a key resource in underserved communities.
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Kirby gave up a one-out double to Josh Lowe in the fifth but struck out the side — including Neto — to end the inning.
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Chisholm scored on Jose Caballero's RBI groundout in the fourth inning before hitting a two-run homer in the sixth as New York ended a three-game losing streak and stopped Detroit's four-game winning streak.
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Disneyland officials said a cast member immediately stopped the ride.
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But this Powerball story has a sad ending.
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The crowd of 42,056 was poised for another wacky Cubs-Brewers ending, though most of those who stuck around seemed to be road-tripping Cubs fans.
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South Korea's Kospi closed down almost 6%, a rout that sparked a 20-minute trading halt, after a volatile week for chip giant and market heavyweight SK hynix, whose share price shed more than eight percent Friday.
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The lawsuit also asks for a halt to all new fossil fuel projects.
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The bidding process that won AllHere the contract had concluded months before the Carvalho travel to Washington.
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The series is even, 1-1, and concludes Sunday afternoon.
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Picking the right spots will become as important as ever, especially as more legacy contracts expire.
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The California Children’s Education and Health Care Protection Act of 2026 would indefinitely extend an existing tax on couples who make above $680,000 and individuals who make above $340,000 that’s currently set to expire in 2030.
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Additional findings could change investigators' conclusions.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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“Finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finish. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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