grand finale

noun

: a climactic finale (as of an opera)

Synonyms

• capper
• close
• closing
• conclusion
• consummation
• end
• endgame
• ending
• finale
• finis
• finish
• homestretch
• mop-up
• windup
• wrap-up

Examples of grand finale in a Sentence

All of the performers came on stage for the opera's grand finale.

the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale

Recent Examples on the Web

As the grand finale of the zodiac, Pisces asks us to embrace the final, often most difficult, lessons of the spiritual experience, our relationship to the unknown, and to the uncontrollable dimensions of being human. —Colin Bedell, Them, 18 Feb. 2025

The All-Star Game, the grand finale of the NBA’s 2025 All-Star Weekend, will bring a new format and hopefully a competitive game Sunday to San Francisco’s Chase Center. —Zach Powell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025

Narratively, this is a big win for him; imagine if the album touted as the grand finale of his decade-plus career opened with numbers closer to that of Dawn FM’s opening week? —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025

The grand finale will bring together aughts pop darling Betty Who and '80s phenom Debbie Gibson. —Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above