as in ending
the last part of a process or action
if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction
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Recent Examples of finis
But no one is calling this a finis.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2022
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finis
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As previously reported, the actor is set to reprise his role on the offshoot, and this bit of info from Harvey, tying Hardman to Ted’s Big Bad, certainly helps piece together the why and how, as does, possibly, the episode’s ending.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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Drake was also accused of refusing to identify a person who rewrote the ending of the film, and who was not a guild member.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This can complicate diagnosis and lead to inaccurate and potentially dangerous conclusions.—
Jack Hidary,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Studies from New Zealand, Sweden, and elsewhere have come to similar conclusions, finding no negative effect of low levels of fluoride on IQ.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the million-token context window is impressive, OpenAI’s data suggests that model accuracy can decrease when processing information at the extreme end of that scale, indicating a need for testing and validation for specific long-context use cases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 11th inning of the series finale qualified as a crisis.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In a series in which the club scored just eight runs across four games, the win in the finale took some weight off their shoulders.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The company’s lacquer baking technique has earned recognition for its quality and finish.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The team’s previous best finish was 5th overall in 2022, just one ranking short of a Final Four appearance.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The yeehaw agenda continues to sweep the nation as many of us prepare our best Americana looks for Beyoncé’s tour, which embodies the culmination of our sudden cultural interest in Black cowboys.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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As of April 14, however, closing sales were ongoing.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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This looked like the player who two-putted every green in the final round at St. Andrews, who missed two short putts in the closing stretch at Pinehurst No. 2 last summer to watch Bryson DeChambeau hoist that U.S. Open trophy.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Finis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finis. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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