grand finale

noun

Definition of grand finalenext
as in ending
the last part of a process or action the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale

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Recent Examples of grand finale This year’s festivities begin on October 21 and build toward the grand finale, the Seafood Slam, on October 24. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 For the grand finale of her tropical celebration, the Academy Award-winning actress went braless in a head-turning satin slip dress while enjoying the sunset on the sand. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026 Building to a grand finale, the footage showcases high-scale visual effects, mythological weaponry, and massive army battles as Rama vows to defeat Ravana across the three worlds and rescue Sita, signaling the start of the era of Rama. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026 The grand finale performances of the 2026 edition of the World Cup follows the opening ceremonies and performances from the likes of Katy Perry and Tyla, among others, which took place in June. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand finale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
  1. ending
  2. conclusion
  3. finale
  4. end
  5. culmination
  6. closing
Noun
  • Related Stories Below, Variety has gathered the five biggest differences between the book and the film, from one jaw-dropping scene the movie adds to the much darker ending of the book.
    — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That material teased Beyond’s continuation of Across the Spider-Verse’s ending.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ending
Noun
  • But viewers had already seen Rosalía in them minutes earlier, at the conclusion of her one appearance in a comedy sketch.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The report’s main conclusion was that two years ago, the DeSantis team diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement for political purposes.
    — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusion
Noun
  • In 1991, Saint Laurent closed his fall-winter 1991 Rive Gauche runway show with a finale parade rendered almost entirely in gold fabrics.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Fans have been eager for updates about season three after the season two finale set the stage for major star arcs to advance.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of finale
Noun
  • The lovely south-facing casement windows in the living room are original; at the other end of the apartment is enough room for a second bedroom or office, plus a closet).
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • There is little judgment of the quality of the works, and consequently little culmination.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This tendency reached its culmination with the pandemic, when official discourse in places like Brazil and the United States literally began to say that people had to choose between the economy and life.
    — Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of culmination
Noun
  • Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Federal Communications Commission a temporary win on Thursday in its legal battle over who is entitled to favorable advertising rates in the closing weeks of the costly and hotly contested midterm elections.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of closing

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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20finale. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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