in the final analysis
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4.1
- idiom
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en última instancia
- In the final analysis, the cinematic image is a technical rendition that results in a visual image.
- In the final analysis, however
Examples
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But in the final analysis, all of these scenarios are merely informed speculation.
Academic text (2000) -
For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet.
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But in the final analysis, it was your victory, Charles.
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And I think, in the final analysis, it depends upon what we do here in the United States.
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Second, the sample size in the final analysis is small.
Academic text (2015) -
The value of a piece of fiction depends, in the final analysis, on the personality of the author.
Blog text (3) -
And in the final analysis, the most important thing is we have to be unsatisfied.
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Only high-quality and acceptable studies were included in the final analysis and synthesis.
Academic text (2016) -
A theology of migration underscores that, in the final analysis, the human and relational costs far outweigh the economic ones.
Academic text (2009) -
In the final analysis, we must focus on what truly matters in our lives.
Synonyms
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4.0
In the end, after everything else is done
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Finally, after everything has been thought about
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3.2
A way to say you have thought about everything
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3.7
You say this after thinking about all parts of a situation
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After looking at everything, the overall result is clear
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'when everything is considered; ultimately' is directly derivable from combining 'final' (last, ultimate) with 'analysis' (examination or consideration), with 'in' marking the context of that consideration. This compositional logic is common cross-linguistically and follows normal semantic combination, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
In the final analysis comes from the idea of looking at all the facts, an analysis, and then making the last decision, the final step. So it means 'ultimately' or 'when everything is considered'.