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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McIntosh, a hitter headed to USC, finished with 10 kills and 19 digs and Nebraska-bound middle blocker Kendall Omoruyi had a match-high 22 kills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
The winery currently has more than 160,000 finished bottles in its cellars, Tiedt says—representing about $6.4 million in retail sales, at an average of $40 per bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Jerry treats each song as a poem and doesn’t listen to the music until after the pair has finished their analysis.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
The French superstar finished second in MVP voting last year and was the first unanimous defensive player of the year in league history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Shakily, he daubed circles on his heels, breastbone and forehead, As he finished the one on his forehead, he shut his eyes.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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