finishing touch

noun

: the last thing done to make something complete

added candles to the cake as the finishing touch

—usually plural

They're putting the finishing touches on their new home.

He's putting the finishing touches on his latest novel.

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The ceiling light from Santa Barbara Lights is the finishing touch. —

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Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024 In any other month, the finishing touch would be a clean reading on the labor market from the official jobs report. —

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