as in endings
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 finales
After all, exits and grand finales are part and parcel with any theater and therefore any showgirl's life, and could be purely symbolic in nature.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finales
Noun
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Janus is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, and transitions.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aside from the characters’ happy endings, many of the Conformity Gate clues appear in the finale’s graduation scene.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With Rush, that dynamic expands outward, inviting viewers to draw their own conclusions of what deserves to be present or absent.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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The national Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank, cautioned analysts not to read too much into the homicide figures and not to draw conclusions without more information.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Weekend Update co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che‘s Joke Swap has become a semi-annual Saturday Night Live tradition and a highlight of NBC program’s Christmas episodes and season finales.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Dec. 2025
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The result was one of the most pulse-pounding finales in reality TV history.—
EW Staff December 5,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Bowie set his sights on the ends of the observable universe, and on places even darker.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The company’s latest model, the Saros Rover, comes with two articulated legs with wheels at their ends.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Grand finales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20finales. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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