finale
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- noun
- /fɪˈnæli/
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final
- We're crowning the world's next superstar on the finale of Show Us What You Got.
- season finale
- grand finale
- second season finale
OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
- OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
- So the season finale, you're on the yacht.
- Or does or thinks, you know, the finale of LOST wasn't great.
- This is like the the finale of my drugstore shopping spree.
- And the finale was, it was the best.
- We wanted to watch the Stranger Things finale, but the TV remote didn't work.
- Organization vlog day three, the finale is up and what else we got?
- And this is the finale, OK, This is worse than the finale of Lost.
Examples
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I watched the season finale of House of the Dragon on HBO.
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Yes, I think we're ready for the grand finale.
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OK, guys, for the grand finale, for the fun stuff.
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OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
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Now we have our grand finale next Tuesday.
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Well, how do we feel now about the finale and why?
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The second season finale, "Back to Summer," says much about the family relationships and attitude toward education.
Academic text (2014) -
Today we are covering the series finale of Seinfeld.
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We wanted to watch the Stranger Things finale, but the TV remote didn't work.
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The audience cheered as the musicians performed the grand finale of the concert.
Synonyms
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1.0
The final part of something, like an event or story
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1.0
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
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1.6
The end of an event, period, or activity
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2.2
The last part of an event, activity, or piece of writing
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1.7
A good finish to a story where things turn out well
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1.0
The final part of an event or activity
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3.7
The most intense point in a process, event, or story
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6.3
The highest point in a process or event
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5.6
The final stage of talks or a process when the result is decided
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3.5
The last part of something, especially a period or event
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5.4
A place or time when something ends
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6.0
A short section at the end of a book or play that tells what happens after the story
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8.9
Last part of a story or play that explains what happened
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5.1
The final part of an event or activity
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6.6
A short part at the end of a piece of music that finishes the main theme
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6.3
A final big action or event before something ends
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1.7
A positive final part of a story or event that makes you feel satisfied
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6.7
The final important part of a project or career that shows success
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4.6
The end of a performance, especially a play or show
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9.9
A word used to show the formal end of a book, film or performance
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5.5
The end point of something like a road or tunnel
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3.1
A time when an activity or event ends
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3.9
The place or moment when something finishes
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3.6
The final part of an event or activity
A very impressive end to a show that leaves the audience cheering
The final part of a show when the stage curtain goes down
Antonyms
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How Exciting
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word finale comes from the Latin finis, meaning 'end', and it came into English from Italian to mean the last part of a show. Think of it like the final or the 'finish' of a race — the exciting ending — so a finale is the last and most important part of a performance.