final draft
noun
the complete, fully edited version of a project or piece of writing.
final drafts
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pluralof final draft.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When Rosenzweig died in 1929, two weeks shy of 43, he was reviewing the final drafts of Isaiah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
The chief justice apparently never discovered the source of O’Brien’s scoops, though one report suggested that he suspected someone in the court’s printing office, who would have had access to the final drafts.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022
She reads final drafts of her opinions aloud while standing at a lectern to ensure her writing is accessible to a broader audience.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022
In addition, if you are asked for a hard copy of your portfolio, final drafts should be double-spaced and printed on only one side of high- quality paper, unless another format is requested.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
I’d done it the first time, grudgingly, not telling him how much I hated typing, how I did all but the final drafts of my stories in longhand.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
