as in final
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the concluding statement will be read by the secretary
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as in ending
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements
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as in stopping
to come to an end
the concert concluded late in the evening
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as in arranging
to bring about through discussion and compromise
concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations
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as in deciding
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later
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as in deriving
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information
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Recent Examples of concluding
Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The court then ordered the case to be transferred to Missouri, concluding that it was improperly filed in Georgia.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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This is a great do-it-all jacket for winters that are equal parts wet, cold, and windy, with a two-layer Gore-Tex outer offering the most water resistance of any jacket in our final lineup.Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Eklund, Zetterlund, and Granlund became the Sharks’ top forwards toward the end of last season, combined for 58 points over the final 24 games in March and April.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Rich, velvety and savory palate, waxy notes, and oak tannins ending on a finish that lasts forever.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hitting into a season-ending double play or otherwise being retired wouldn’t have undone all of Alonso’s achievements with the Mets.Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to the Latin Recording Academy, more than 30 artists took the stage to deliver show-stopping tributes honoring the memories of key figures who made great contributions to Latin music.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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One of the highlights of the recent 2024 Summer Olympic Games, held in Paris, was Dion’s show-stopping performance.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Then, spend a few moments arranging them.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
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It's got the basics covered with connecting rooms and essential kid gear, and the kids club, though not cheap at 150 euros a day, is less about babysitting and more about mini-immersions into the hotel's ethos — think herb workshops, flower arranging, and baking lessons.Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
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This is consistently the top issue, with 39% of all voters rating it the most important one in deciding their vote.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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Generative AI will seek to effectively clone the behavior of the human driver—hearing, sensing and deciding what to do based on the end-to-end models.Max Cheng, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
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After three straight seasons finishing 7-10 and missing the playoffs, the Falcons fired head coach Arthur Smith in January and replaced him with former Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately for him, both of those campaigns ended with his teams finishing in 19th place and facing relegation into the Championship.Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The work stoppage is halting the flow of a wide variety of goods over the docks of almost all cargo ports from Maine to Texas.Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas have been on strike since early Tuesday morning, halting the flow of the majority of containerized imports into the United States, along with many of the exports, disrupting the sales of American businesses overseas.Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Concluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concluding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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