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
Earlier this month, Jungkook and Jimin were discharged following the completion of their mandatory military services in South Korea.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Its current focus is on the completion of a Central Valley segment, where construction is underway on about 119 miles.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
This scan ran to completion in 71 minutes, which is speedy, given that the current average is just under two hours.
—PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
Upon successful completion of the free, six-week program, participants will receive monthly fresh produce vouchers for six months.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Its current focus is on the completion of a Central Valley segment, where construction is underway on about 119 miles.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
This scan ran to completion in 71 minutes, which is speedy, given that the current average is just under two hours.
—PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
Upon successful completion of the free, six-week program, participants will receive monthly fresh produce vouchers for six months.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for completion
Noun
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Harvard alleged the revocation was the culmination of a retaliatory campaign by the Trump administration on academic freedom at Harvard.—
Alexandra Koch , Bill Mears,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Washington said that was the culmination of a day in which Enright and the Angels were frustrated with Ortiz.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The film industry is not post-movie stars, and big-name actors still influence audiences’ viewing habits and films’ financial success.—
Clement Obropta,
IndieWire,
16 June 2025
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To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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My previous results included [name your results, wins, achievements].—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Recipients of the prizes, which honor lifetime achievement, contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences and service to the academy are selected by the film academy’s board of governors.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The logic was sound: own the infrastructure, capture margin, and secure Western chip sovereignty, but execution has been, at best, uneven.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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This execution and much of the rest of Materialists is disappointing, with the memory of the very high highs of Song's previous feature, Past Lives, doing it no favors.—
Aisha Harris,
NPR,
21 June 2025
Noun
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This means your data travels across your IT footprint with varying security implementations.—
Antonio Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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But implementation of the deal has been delayed while details were being hammered out and some issues remain outstanding.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Radiohead hasn't released a new album in almost 10 years, and fans have been waiting patiently since the May 2016 arrival of A Moon Shaped Pool.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The meeting came hours after Trump arrived back in Washington after abruptly leaving the G7 summit in Canada early, citing tensions in the Middle East and instructing his national security team on Monday night to be ready in the Situation Room upon his arrival.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Despite all of these accolades and accomplishments, Nelson has a grander vision for himself.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Carter led the Big 10 conference with that accomplishment.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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“Completion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completion. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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