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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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
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Portia & Jack 3 of 6 What happens to Portia and Jack in The White Lotus season 2 ending?—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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The ending, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Watching Jacob imprint on a horrifying CGI baby is one of the series’ worst moments, but Bella’s transition into a vampire is one of the best — and an effective cliffhanger for the saga’s epic conclusion.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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In other cases, workers are drawing their own conclusions.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Irish return home to host Florida State, while the Wolfpack plays its home finale against Wake Forest.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Airing behind the High Potential finale on linear, the cop drama scored its best delivery among adults 18-49 (1.99 rating) in nearly five years – since 3/15/20.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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There’s still a lot to figure out in New Orleans once this season finally comes to an end.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The program is on track to generate $500 million in net revenue by the end of this year, as initially projected, the MTA said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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On-brand style and high-end touches The Aria Suite is an evolution of the airline’s current long-haul business-class seat, which has Cathay’s first-ever closing door.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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The meeting was the culmination of a monthslong battle over the fate of the charter schools, which were originally slated for closure last October.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s attacks on America’s public land management agencies are simply the culmination of a decades-long political assault on the ability of federal land managers to properly care for the land sustainably.—
TIME,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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