as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks
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Instead of a three-hour finale episode, the Season 47 finale will air in two, two-hour episodes over two weeks, according to Entertainment Weekly.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
But as Burke pointed out, each of the contestants has fought hard for their place in the finale.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The season 33 finale of Dancing with the Stars airs Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
As Gabaldon has only published nine out of a planned 10 volumes, with the last book still being written, the showrunners created their own ending for Claire and Jamie in the season finale.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
But as Burke pointed out, each of the contestants has fought hard for their place in the finale.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The season 33 finale of Dancing with the Stars airs Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
As Gabaldon has only published nine out of a planned 10 volumes, with the last book still being written, the showrunners created their own ending for Claire and Jamie in the season finale.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Kimberley French/A24 Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of Heretic.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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There’s this extraordinary moment where the ending of the Jan 6th hearings were concluding at the very moment of his entire congressional career.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, this conclusion is not universally accepted.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Following the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders Black Friday Football game on Amazon Prime Video, Snoop will take the stage at 7 p.m. ET.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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Legend at Ralston Valley, TBA Class 4A No. 1 Dakota Ridge beat No. 17 Loveland, 49-21: Dakota Ridge rolled to its 10th straight win, topping 40 points before the end of the third quarter to advance to the quarterfinals for the fifth time in six seasons.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Success or failure In the end, two main factors will shape the Party’s future more than all the bed-wetting, nit-picking, analyses and commissions.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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On the other end is Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who is arguing that releasing the report — which is the culmination of a roughly three-year investigation — could damage the House since the panel would be in the rare, but not unprecedented, situation of publishing information on a former member.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jessi, a disgruntled gringa, wishes to run off with Gustavo and take her children with her, setting in motion the film’s fiery culmination.Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Finale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finale. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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