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
Sunday night was meant to be the grand finale at Moody, but high winds had other plans.
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Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
One more superstar headliner will join the weekend-long music festival celebrating college basketball's grand finale in downtown Indianapolis.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
How best could Love Story’s Sarah Pidgeon enjoy the grand finale of awards season and her first-ever Oscars weekend?
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
The grand finale is a firework display at sea, with Disney Cruise Line owning the bragging rights of being the only cruise fleet able to do so.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
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Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
One more superstar headliner will join the weekend-long music festival celebrating college basketball's grand finale in downtown Indianapolis.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
How best could Love Story’s Sarah Pidgeon enjoy the grand finale of awards season and her first-ever Oscars weekend?
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
The grand finale is a firework display at sea, with Disney Cruise Line owning the bragging rights of being the only cruise fleet able to do so.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
Noun
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As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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There are twists and turns aplenty, and a satisfying ending.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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From a business and customer perspective, that conclusion is alarming.—
Chris Cate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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At the conclusion of the trial, the jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning a verdict.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The series finale has been set for May 3.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Before her show, the finale of her two-night stint in the city, the Grammy winner filmed what appeared to be an encounter with State Farm Arena staff on Instagram Live.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Heat trimmed the deficit to 123-120 to play on a driving basket by Mitchell, only to see Ball score on the other end to make it 125-120 with 26 seconds to play.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Breakers Resort charges on the low end $1,000 a night.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The cumulative effect of this album is one of culmination, a sense that Garrett has mastered this range of heavy sounds and can now combine them at will.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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Notably, The Samurai and the Prisoner marks the 70-year-old Kurosawa’s first attempt at a sweeping samurai period feature — a potential late-career culmination for a director whose work has spanned more than 50 films and nearly every other major genre.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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School closings There are several school closings in Washtenaw and Wayne counties for Wednesday, including Ann Arbor Public Schools and Ypsilanti Community Schools.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ball, the Hornets’ star, gave the Hornets the lead for good with a go-ahead layup in the closing seconds of overtime.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Grand finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20finale. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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