1
as in ends
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements
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2
as in stops
to come to an end
the concert concluded late in the evening
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as in arranges
to bring about through discussion and compromise
concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations
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as in chooses
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later
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as in derives
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information
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Recent Examples of concludes
The film conveniently concludes in 1988, five years before Chandler’s abuse allegations came to light.
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Powell, meanwhile, is set to step down as Fed chair when his term concludes on May 15, capping an eight-year tenure as the leader of the central bank.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
That concludes today’s newsletter.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
That trek concludes September 26 in Las Vegas and includes a headlining stop at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond festival.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
The Vikings could target him as an undrafted signing to bolster a defensive backs group that should look far different when the draft concludes.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The film mostly concludes in 1984, during the final show of the Jacksons' Victory tour.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The draft concludes Saturday afternoon.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
Leo’s journey, which concludes on Thursday, has intertwined the theme of peace with concerns for the plight of the poor as well as refugees.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Powell, meanwhile, is set to step down as Fed chair when his term concludes on May 15, capping an eight-year tenure as the leader of the central bank.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
That concludes today’s newsletter.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
That trek concludes September 26 in Las Vegas and includes a headlining stop at Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond festival.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
The Vikings could target him as an undrafted signing to bolster a defensive backs group that should look far different when the draft concludes.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The film mostly concludes in 1984, during the final show of the Jacksons' Victory tour.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The draft concludes Saturday afternoon.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
Leo’s journey, which concludes on Thursday, has intertwined the theme of peace with concerns for the plight of the poor as well as refugees.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concludes
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Internet access will only be restored after the war ends, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported earlier this week, quoting Elias Hazrati, the head of Iran’s Government Information Council.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to the department, 410 foreign climbers have been issued permits to attempt to reach the Everest summit during the spring climbing season, which ends at the end of May.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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And that’s where the problem stops being technical and starts being structural.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But elsewhere Margaret—who produced the record with longtime collaborator Doug Saltzman—arranges the same core sounds into more interesting, textured configurations, wielding millennial touchstones without the baggage.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the weeks before the draft, a team of decision-makers gathers there and hears reports on each player, discusses them and arranges the players on the board by a grade.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rolder chooses the right sport Detroit’s fourth-round selection, Jimmy Rolder, was faced with a tough decision in college between baseball and football.—
Bob Tripi,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rolder chooses the right sport Detroit's fourth-round selection, Jimmy Rolder, was faced with a tough decision in college between baseball and football.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The name Business Wire likely derives from the terms news wires or wire services, which recall the mid-19th-century method of dispatching news via telegraph, sending electrical signals via wire across great distances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Destined to delight Herzog fans for its offbeat ruminations on the evolution of creativity, the movie also derives ample philosophical weight from the sheer beauty and inherent mystery of the subject at hand.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Macky Sall, the former president of Senegal, is among those in line to replace Antonio Guterres, whose term finishes at the end of the year.—
Peter Martin,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Honor also had robots secure the second and third place finishes in the race.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Over the past two weeks, Lucas and other city officials have referenced a desire to open the new stadium by Opening Day 2030, a timeline that Lucas has acknowledged as aggressive and would put the Royals in Crown Center before their lease expires at Kauffman Stadium in 2031.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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The temporary ceasefire expires Sunday, April 26.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Or, debt forgiveness, also known as debt settlement — which is where a debt relief company negotiates to reduce your balance in return for a lower lump-sum payment — could be the better route.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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As Maxey negotiates his first season as the 76ers’ predominant number-one option, the lessons are coming daily.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Concludes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concludes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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