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as in to finish
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done
we're still finalizing our travel plans but hope to have them done by the end of the week
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the bank won't finalize the loan before Tuesday because of the holiday
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Recent Examples of finalize
Records from the Cook County medical examiner’s office show that as of Monday, investigators had not finalized Tracey’s cause and manner of death.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The person requested anonymity because the deal has not been finalized.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
For now, though, the Broncos publicly finalized the rest of their 2025 defensive staff.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
The two called it quits in 2015, with their divorce finalized in 2018.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2025
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The person requested anonymity because the deal has not been finalized.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
For now, though, the Broncos publicly finalized the rest of their 2025 defensive staff.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
The two called it quits in 2015, with their divorce finalized in 2018.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalize
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For much of that extraordinary season, when Newcastle also finished fourth in the Premier League, Isak and Wilson pushed each other on, but for the final, neither was in prime shape.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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By mid-April, Fresno residents can expect a few chilly showers before finishing the month with a rush of warm, sunny weather, according to the forecast.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Earlier on January 13, 2025, IAC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a plan to spin off its entire stake in ANGI.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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If House Concurrent Resolution 3013 is approved by North Dakota’s Senate, it will be passed onto the Supreme Court.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
13 Mar. 2025
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Other demands included: Enforcing existing disciplinary policies, such as completing disciplinary proceedings — expulsion or multi-year suspension — for pro-Palestinian student protesters.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cabello completed her look with sheer black tights and pointed-toe black heels.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Ottawa Treaty is an international agreement signed in 1997 that has been ratified or acceded to by more than 160 nations, and in withdrawing from it, Warsaw and the Baltic nations can begin stockpiling and using landmines for the first time in nearly 30 years.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The formal establishment of an organization to manage Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River basin, shared by Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, was never formally ratified by its member countries.—
Melissa McCracken,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2025
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Those figures couldn’t be independently confirmed and could be an undercount.—
Hanna Arhirova and Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Finalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalize. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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