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the last part of a process or action
the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks
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Recent Examples of finales
This game did seem different, unlike some of the other season finales in lost seasons.
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Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Bears have lost seven season finales in a row against the Packers (2023, 2021, 2013, 2011, 2006, 2005, 1998) dating to their 23-21 win to close the 1983 season.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The outcomes of season finales will influence the playoff seedings and determine the Rams’ wild-card opponent.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Series finales are hard to pull off well, but the show stuck the landing.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s just too much great TV for us to double-down by including, say, the series finales of My Brilliant Friend or Evil or the Thanksgiving episode of Somebody Somewhere or whichever flight of absurdist fancy from Fantasmas amused us most.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Avoiding the pitfalls of many series finales, what the 18th episode of the 14th Season does is celebrate its characters with the solid storytelling Blue Bloods has been putting on the small screen for 14 years.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Usually, the back-from-the-dead homecoming of a story’s hero is the stuff of triumphant season finales.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
Series finales can be difficult, but with a show like this where vibes are the priority, there aren’t many plot requirements; playing on our long-term emotional investment should be easy.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Bears have lost seven season finales in a row against the Packers (2023, 2021, 2013, 2011, 2006, 2005, 1998) dating to their 23-21 win to close the 1983 season.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The outcomes of season finales will influence the playoff seedings and determine the Rams’ wild-card opponent.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Series finales are hard to pull off well, but the show stuck the landing.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s just too much great TV for us to double-down by including, say, the series finales of My Brilliant Friend or Evil or the Thanksgiving episode of Somebody Somewhere or whichever flight of absurdist fancy from Fantasmas amused us most.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Avoiding the pitfalls of many series finales, what the 18th episode of the 14th Season does is celebrate its characters with the solid storytelling Blue Bloods has been putting on the small screen for 14 years.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Usually, the back-from-the-dead homecoming of a story’s hero is the stuff of triumphant season finales.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
Series finales can be difficult, but with a show like this where vibes are the priority, there aren’t many plot requirements; playing on our long-term emotional investment should be easy.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Finales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finales. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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