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as in to finish
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done
we're still finalizing our travel plans but hope to have them done by the end of the week
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the bank won't finalize the loan before Tuesday because of the holiday
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Recent Examples of finalize
Pitt and Jolie would eventually split as well in 2016 and finalize a tumultuous divorce in 2024.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Bobrovsky’s hope didn’t truly run out until Florida swung a trade for Jacob Markstrom, a deal that was finalized early Tuesday afternoon.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
This would see a payment of 25 cents a share — roughly $650M in total — for shelled out to investors for every quarter the takeover does not finalize beyond Q3.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 July 2026
Cherokee language experts are finalizing a name for the center.
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Sarah Liese,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for finalize
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Bobrovsky’s hope didn’t truly run out until Florida swung a trade for Jacob Markstrom, a deal that was finalized early Tuesday afternoon.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
This would see a payment of 25 cents a share — roughly $650M in total — for shelled out to investors for every quarter the takeover does not finalize beyond Q3.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 July 2026
Cherokee language experts are finalizing a name for the center.
—
Sarah Liese,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for finalize
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That was a 2019 Bahamas Bowl loss in Will Healy’s first season at Charlotte, which finished 7-6 for the 49ers’ lone winning season since elevating to the FBS in 2015.
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His youngest daughter is now among the six candidates in the special election that will decide who finishes his term.
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The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean will have the authority to limit that under a new plan approved by the City Council on Tuesday.
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Before Greene's first homer, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo shot in which center fielder Spencer Jones could not complete a leaping catch at the right-center field fence and saw the ball pop out of his glove into the Yankees' bullpen.
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During his tenure, ownership of the team shifted from the O’Malley family to Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Entertainment Group, which completed the purchase of the Dodgers in March 1998.
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But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage.
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For roughly a century after the Constitution was ratified, private property, contracts and free internal trade within the United States were respected.
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Pat George, a frequent flier, avoided a line at the Admirals Club in Miami because a representative called ahead to a second lounge near Gate D15 to confirm there was no wait.
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Although the panel date has not been confirmed, the members and the team behind the webcomic will be on it to chat about their upcoming plans.
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“Finalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalize. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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