finals

noun

Definition of finalsnext
plural of final
1
as in semifinals

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as in exams

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  1. exams
  2. championships
  3. nationals
  4. investigations
Noun
  • The university canceled final exams for the week.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exams
Noun
  • Baseball players are expected to win championships and individual awards before graduating to the major leagues.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With conference championships all wrapped up, the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is finally upon us and every bowl game is set for the next month.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of championships
Noun
  • Under the Biden administration, three large chartered deportation flights to China took place within six months, following the return of more than 100 migrants in June and the removal of 131 Chinese nationals in October.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Those flights have had a hundred or so people on board each time, despite over 38,000 encounters with Chinese nationals along the southwest border in Fiscal Year 2024.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of nationals
Noun
  • Three members of the Tax Notes investigations team explain their reporting process, from choosing the topic to final follow-ups.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Tax Notes investigations team recently published a series of articles on private placement life insurance, a type of life insurance that is only available to wealthy investors.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of investigations
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