bring (something) to an end
idiom
: to stop, finish, or complete (something)
She brought the concert to an end with a piano solo.
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Norah O’Donnell’s final night anchoring the CBS Evening News will be January 24, the CBS network’s news division told its staff Friday, which will bring to an end her five-plus-year run as well as the show’s run in Washington, D.C.
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The decision came as the NCAA readies a final, $1.5 million payment to retire a series of 2012 revenue bonds, which would bring to an end a quarter-century saga of financing expenses through municipal debt.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The reductions bring to an end a pandemic experiment for American that peaked at nonstop flights from Austin to more than 45 cities in early 2023.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2024
Now, a possible agreement has been reached that could bring to an end the seven-year dispute involving about 1,400 Iraqi immigrants that drew national attention amid a fiery debate over immigration.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The decision came as the NCAA readies a final, $1.5 million payment to retire a series of 2012 revenue bonds, which would bring to an end a quarter-century saga of financing expenses through municipal debt.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The reductions bring to an end a pandemic experiment for American that peaked at nonstop flights from Austin to more than 45 cities in early 2023.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2024
Now, a possible agreement has been reached that could bring to an end the seven-year dispute involving about 1,400 Iraqi immigrants that drew national attention amid a fiery debate over immigration.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
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“Bring (something) to an end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20%28something%29%20to%20an%20end. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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