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as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed
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2
as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick
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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
all their efforts came to no practical conclusion
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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
a bell signaled the conclusion of the event
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Recent Examples of conclusion
The team lost 1-0 in a rematch against the Atlas Lions in the final playoff game, bringing a gut-wrenching campaign to a heartbreaking conclusion.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
The group stage of the 2025 Club World Cup is nearing its conclusion, with the second round of fixtures ending with Manchester City vs Al Ain on Sunday, June 22.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Room for Disagreement Time Magazine’s Billy Perrigo went deep on Tools for Humanity recently, and came to the conclusion that Altman could end up with too much power.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
Roku’s Debt stood at $577 million at the conclusion of the most recent quarter, while its market capitalization is $11 billion (as of 6/6/2025).
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
The group stage of the 2025 Club World Cup is nearing its conclusion, with the second round of fixtures ending with Manchester City vs Al Ain on Sunday, June 22.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Room for Disagreement Time Magazine’s Billy Perrigo went deep on Tools for Humanity recently, and came to the conclusion that Altman could end up with too much power.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
Roku’s Debt stood at $577 million at the conclusion of the most recent quarter, while its market capitalization is $11 billion (as of 6/6/2025).
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusion
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This is an area where companies like Pure Storage hope to provide primary storage to support existing model fine tuning and inference to solve real world solutions in a variety of industries.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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These metrics provide essential visibility into not just where energy is being consumed, but how efficiently it's being utilized across model training, inference, and supporting infrastructure.—
Aya Saed,
Time,
17 June 2025
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In 2021, more than 50% of voters in the Democratic primary failed to use all five of their slots and nearly 15% — 140,000 of our friends and neighbors — did not have a say in the race’s final decision.—
Judd Kessler,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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Where fans sit is just one of many game day operations decisions made with TV in mind.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2025
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His mother, who felt that the men might escape from Guatemala’s notoriously dysfunctional prison system, considered capital punishment the safest outcome.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Ultimately, the most important part of Friday’s game, beyond the outcome, is the continued development of Horton.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Even a half-century later, the undead ghouls that descend upon survivors in a Pennsylvania farm house are timeless and the gut-punch ending couldn't be more timely.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Meet the cast of 'Survivor 50' Danielle Reyes explains why 'The Traitors' ending with Britney is so 'heartbreaking' Of course, there are also some other wild cards thrown into the mix.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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This cessation would have come immediately after these raids were getting started in earnest.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 June 2025
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Those deductions were significant: $18,288 in 2010, $32,672 in 2011, and $34,401 in 2012.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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This figure does not reflect the deduction of expenses incurred in the course of doing business.—
Mia Taylor,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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In Tanzi’s opinion, the best diet for the brain is the Mediterranean diet, which minimizes red meat and is rich in fiber from fruit and vegetables.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The poll breaks down the opinions by political ideology on whether to abolish ICE.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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With results showing that only just over half of immigrants intend to stay in Germany permanently, the report signals trouble for Europe’s largest economy which is already struggling with historic labor shortages.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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That study has enrolled only nine patients, however, and the results so far show that just one patient’s tumor actually shrank, according to a recent scientific abstract.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2025
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“Conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclusion. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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