finished
Americanadjective
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ended or completed.
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completed or perfected in all details, as a product.
to pack and ship finished items.
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polished to the highest degree of excellence.
a dazzling and finished piece of writing.
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highly skilled or accomplished.
a finished violinist.
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condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction.
The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.
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(of livestock) fattened and ready for market.
adjective
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perfected
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(predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etc
they were finished by four
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(predicative) without further hope of success or continuation
she was finished as a prima ballerina
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Finished with the vivid pea purée and crispy toppings, the whole thing tasted far more luxurious than its pantry origins would suggest.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Appeared in the March 11, 2026, print edition as 'The Nuclear Job in Iran Isn’t Finished'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Finished in a cool, sandy hue, these shades are as bold as they are refined.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
Another said: "Finished my uni degree and can't find one job within the field I studied for."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
Finished at the latrine, they hurried toward the open square in the middle of camp and then into a row behind the fat kapo.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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