consummating

verb

present participle of consummate
as in completing
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal

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Recent Examples of consummating The Justice Department is one of several groups that posed an obstacle to consummating the merger. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026 All would make consummating a relationship difficult—but more difficult still, consummation might have been physically impossible for Hitler. — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consummating
  1. completing
  2. finishing
Verb
  • With ultra-slim Republican margins in the House and Senate, lawmakers are having a tough time completing the basics of legislating, let alone passing any controversial bills.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Based on current trends, Swift will fall below an altitude of 300 kilometers (186 miles) in October, when its orbit will be too low for Link to have a decent shot at completing the rendezvous due to increasing atmospheric drag.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of completing
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  • Sakenis blocked two shots after finishing 11th in Division 1 in blocks per game last season.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • With just four laps remaining, there was every prospect of the race finishing under caution as there wouldn’t be time to reorder the cars and then conduct a restart.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of finishing

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“Consummating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consummating. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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