finality

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Recent Examples of finality There are questions about the reliability and cost of the testing, as well as the interpretation and finality of its results. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026 There is little time to reflect with such a perilous path ahead, but on Monday, there was the first sense of finality. Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 Kunzweiler, a phlegmatic, gray-haired career prosecutor a generation older, prized the finality of a jury verdict — and the punishment that went with it. Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 But there was a distinct finality to this moment. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finality
Noun
  • The Founders apparently thought the impeachment process would accommodate all eventualities.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the preparation for this eventuality has involved updating RSA encryption to use the Module Lattice Key Encapsulation Mechanism—typically known as ML-KEM—a PQC algorithm based on problems that quantum computers have no advantage over classical computing in solving.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Florida Legislature is set to begin a special session tomorrow to discuss and vote on the maps.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Congress should define clear boundaries if these prediction markets are to have any future.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Tottenham Hotspur go to Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend with their season and future on a knife-edge.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Finality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finality. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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