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
This year’s grand finale is expected to beat that once the catch-up figures are included.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
The Season 12 semifinals arrive on Wednesday’s episode (Fox, 8/7c), bringing back Strawberry Shortcake, Wasp and Buffalos to battle for the two spots in next week’s grand finale event.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024
The other, terrified of dying, will be there to witness her grand finale.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
And for the first time in the show's 24-year history, the season culminates in a two-part finale spaced over two weeks as opposed to a three-hour-long grand finale.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
The Season 12 semifinals arrive on Wednesday’s episode (Fox, 8/7c), bringing back Strawberry Shortcake, Wasp and Buffalos to battle for the two spots in next week’s grand finale event.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024
The other, terrified of dying, will be there to witness her grand finale.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
And for the first time in the show's 24-year history, the season culminates in a two-part finale spaced over two weeks as opposed to a three-hour-long grand finale.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand finale
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Ending birthright citizenship a campaign pledge The ending of birthright citizenship was a key piece of the Trump campaign's Agenda47 policy platform.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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After escaping a calamitous train crash in the ending of the movie, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from Ethan’s past named Gabriel (Esai Morales) is also on the trail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Shorts awards are doled out five days before the conclusion of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which continues through Feb. 2 (both in person and online).—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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Japan and Russia are involved in a territorial conflict over the Northern Territories, a set of islands controlled by Russia after being taken from Japan by the Soviet Union at the conclusion of World War II.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Maloney made Shelton's final five finalists, was eliminated, and then returned for the finale.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Whitford will play Todd Penn, the husband of Janney's Grace Penn, who was very close to losing her position as vice president to none other than Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) until the season 2 finale changed everything.—
Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Cable news, following the end of the presidential election cycle, dropped by 27%.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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Addison Rae Easterling was born in Lafayette, a city on the southern end of Louisiana, to makeup artist Sheri Nicole Easterling and real-estate manager Monty Lopez.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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In total, the report recorded 944 bank closings between January and September 30.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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From there, Christian Gray couldn’t keep up, as Smith went 56 yards straight down the sideline to set up the closing field goal.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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These closing arguments were the culmination of six years of litigation on the key question in the 9/11 case: Does torture matter in the pursuit of justice in the military commissions?—
Lisa Hajjar,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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The album was a culmination of years of hard work, intentional growth, and the trust SZA had built with her core fanbase.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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