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 acquisition, pending regulatory approval and estimated for completion during the second half of fiscal 2025, establishes the sports entertainment platform as a leader in its domain in the Australian market, additionally enhancing its global reach and footprint.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
The development was approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2005 with a 20-year window of completion running through October 2026.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
By law, each infection has to be tracked from diagnosis to the completion of treatment, and health workers collect detailed information including medical history, family situation, and economic status.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
Tulane has allowed just 27 completions of 20 yards or longer, tied for 11th fewest nationally.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
The development was approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2005 with a 20-year window of completion running through October 2026.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
By law, each infection has to be tracked from diagnosis to the completion of treatment, and health workers collect detailed information including medical history, family situation, and economic status.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
Tulane has allowed just 27 completions of 20 yards or longer, tied for 11th fewest nationally.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for completion
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This latest partnership between Box and Adobe is the culmination of a decade of cooperation between the two companies.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Built in Google's new manufacturing facility in California, Willow is the culmination of over a decade's worth of work.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Best player Dewsbury-Hall was rightly named Leicester’s player of the season for the Championship success.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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This can primarily be attributed to the success of its diabetes and obesity drugs – Wegovy and Ozempic.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Larson sees great potential in Day, recognizing that his achievements have surpassed what Larson achieved at the same age.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Reflect On The Last Year What better way to start your reflection by acknowledging your achievements?Sho Dewan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Leaders who excel at execution combine discipline with flexibility.Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In other states, media witnesses generally act as neutral public monitors, reporting details of an execution to the public.Dakin Andone, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Rivet caught up Mary Ankeny, vice president of product development and implementation operations at Cotton Incorporated, about the out-of-the-box idea.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Dec. 2024
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Both have been hamstrung by funding challenges, rely on counties for implementation, and could take years to produce noticeable results.Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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This time, the director takes a more intimate approach, following a young Bob Dylan (played by Timothée Chalamet) from his first arrival in New York in 1961 to his infamous electric performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Following the birth of their first daughter, Jupiter, in 2021, Ashley Tisdale and her husband Christopher French became parents once more with the arrival of baby Emerson on Sept. 6, 2024.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Completing small segments provides a sense of accomplishment and divides a larger project into a series of smaller subsets that can be completed along the way.Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Banuelos, 35, often praises Hadid via social media for her hard work and accomplishments in the riding world.Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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