concluded

[kuhn-kloo-did]

adjective

1. brought to an end; finished.

   The Nigerian contingent to the just concluded Olympics returned with seven gold medals.

   The complaint states that this investigation amounts to reopening a concluded issue.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of conclude.

Other Word Forms

• unconcluded adjective
• well-concluded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concluded¹

conclude ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

After eliminating other ideas, the team concluded that an oversupply of phosphorus is the main factor behind major Sargassum events.

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Those outflows began the day after the Federal Reserve concluded its policy meeting on Oct.

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The watchdog found only a small number of rooms actually available to book at the promoted price and concluded the adverts overstated the deals.

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The same research concluded that Neanderthals may have kissed too – and that humans and Neanderthals may even have smooched one another.

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“It must be the smell of Switzerland, coming from Lordawoo’s study,” Alexander concluded, for he knew his geography from the North Pole all the way to the South.

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Related Words

• closed 
• decided 
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• full 
• realized 
• resolved 
• satisfied 
• settled 
• stopped