as in culmination
the act of finishing something
The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education.
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Recent Examples of completion
The three phases include The Village, with buildings currently under construction and scheduled for completion throughout 2025 and into early 2026; The Crossings, with construction beginning this year for an anticipated 2026 delivery; and the Promenade, currently in the planning and design phase.
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
The first portion of the track to come online, the 171-mile Merced to Bakersfield passenger service, is predicted to generate economic activity of $70.3 billion by completion.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Those charges were dismissed last month upon her completion of community supporters and a financial crimes course.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
But one year earlier, Beck ranked in the top five nationally in completion percentage (72.4 percent, fourth) and passing yards (3,941, third) while leading Georgia to a 13-1 record.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
The first portion of the track to come online, the 171-mile Merced to Bakersfield passenger service, is predicted to generate economic activity of $70.3 billion by completion.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Those charges were dismissed last month upon her completion of community supporters and a financial crimes course.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
But one year earlier, Beck ranked in the top five nationally in completion percentage (72.4 percent, fourth) and passing yards (3,941, third) while leading Georgia to a 13-1 record.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for completion
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The Super Bowl is the culmination of the National Football League season and determines the champions of the sport.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The repatriation of dead Americans is the culmination of a complex and emotional path for those involved.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps some of that success could be attributed to good, aggressive, but clean racing on Saturday night.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2025
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The success is driven by Fairlife’s Core Power protein shake brand, which remains a popular staple at many grocery stores and does not have many direct market-leading competitors.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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In just three weeks the largest celebration of filmmaking achievements will be held, the Oscars.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The band followed the Rumble with another unlikely achievement, winning 2024 Country Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Frazier's execution comes a little more than a year after Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in the U.S. to be executed with the method in January 2024.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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What to Know Frazier's execution began at 6:10 p.m.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Netanyahu instructed negotiators to leave for Cairo on Monday to discuss further implementation of the ceasefire's first phase, as issues over delivery of shelter materials continue.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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That provision is outlined in Envision Evanston 2045, for which the timeline for implementation has recently been dramatically extended.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Similar to his recent excursion to Japan, the 27-year-old’s arrival trip to NASCAR was a trip to a foreign land.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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Early show cast members — Robin Duke, Joe Piscopo, Terry Sweeney — were among the evening’s earliest red carpet arrivals.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
16 Feb. 2025
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Augustine suggests creating a longer base resume that lists every skill, accomplishment and added value.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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That is the kind of talk someone celebrating the accomplishment of playing at the Super Bowl would say on that stage.—
Jason Jones,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Completion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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