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
West had 42 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in 1969, but his Lakers lost that grand finale, 108-106, to the Celtics.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
That takes care of the shampooing routine, now for the grand finale.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 June 2025
The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The grand finale will wrap up the tournament on July 13.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
That takes care of the shampooing routine, now for the grand finale.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 June 2025
The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The grand finale will wrap up the tournament on July 13.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
Noun
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That ending is the most important scene and is very much in direct contact with the overarching theme that penetrates all three seasons.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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In addition, the Squid Game Season 3 ending certainly seems to allude to the format going international.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Bypassing Bagwell should begin, in earnest, a pursuit of 3,000 hits that will define the conclusion of Altuve’s career.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae reprises his role as Gi-hun for the Korean thriller's climactic conclusion.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 July 2025
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Metallica was the penultimate band to perform before the Osbourne/Black Sabbath finale performances.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
5 July 2025
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In the second film's big finale, the main trio Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Galifianakis), and Stu (Helms) ride a giant speedboat to Stu's wedding.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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The Biden administration had calculated that an end to federal coal sales would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons (266 million metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide annually.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Toward the end of the clip circulating TikTok, the subway riders appear to beat the man after subduing him.—
Julia Marnin
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The storm delivered around two months' worth of rain to Chapel Hill, Durham, and the surrounding area, closing roads, stranding residents and causing wide flooding.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Andy Nguyen’s Vegetarian permanently closed With the opening of Village of Om comes the closing of Andy Nguyen’s Vegetarian.—
Irene Milanez,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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Receiving this honorary Oscar is the culmination of a dream.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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For Jake, who played basketball at Washington University from 2021 to 2023, draft night was a culmination of the family’s dream: older brother Josh also played college ball at Lehigh University.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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