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 The closing ceremony is the first round of entertainment scheduled for the grand finale. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 July 2026 After shooting fireworks in the street in front of his house for more than an hour, Decastro lit the $400 device as a grand finale, prosecutors said. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 The grand finale, with two outs in the ninth … For the first time since the first batter of the night, a Pirate crossed home plate on this, the final play of this game. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 June 2026 New York City is hosting eight World Cup matches, including the grand finale, at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, and Mamdani revealed the city is up for the security challenge. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 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
  • Viewers could never reconcile this ending, considering how close the cousins appeared to be.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple products, discounts, loyalty offers and sales taxes make the final digits of a basket difficult to predict from any one price ending.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ending
Noun
  • Some estimates were too imprecise to support a firm conclusion, and previous longitudinal studies have reported links between loneliness, isolation and physical illness.
    — The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center will close April 1, and not be returned to its regular users until the fall of 2028, after the conclusion of the Olympic Games.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusion
Noun
  • While scores carry over to Sunday’s finale, the title race remains highly contested.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But despite getting back together in season two, the finale ended on a cliffhanger of Alex overhearing Jackie confess her love to his brother Cole.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of finale
Noun
  • By contrast, the clearest long-term winners treated the creation of customer value as primary and used digital technology, and later AI, as means to that end.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Alys doesn’t know this year and neither does Aemond, but the audience finds out by the end of the episode that Sunfyre is still alive and reunited with Aegon.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • Maysa Moghnie’s childhood home in south Lebanon was the culmination of decades of work.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The state’s Medical Aid in Dying Act is the culmination of work by many — and a work of art may have paved the way.
    — Vanessa Rampton, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of culmination
Noun
  • One of Reiter’s closing observations was that, in his view, nuclear power doesn’t belong on drones and airplanes.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The knockout finally arrived in the fourth, with France’s two-run single closing the book on the 25-year-old rookie.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 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 9 Aug. 2026.

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