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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Coe assembled a group of eight to craft it, so the finished prayer would be inclusive enough to be universally unifying.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Monday as technology stocks bounced back from Friday’s selloff.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In 2021, Castillo also ran against Fujimori and finished with a similarly close result, which led to the declaration dragging on for weeks.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Before she even finished the novel, it was optioned for a film starring Anne Hathaway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
When we got it out, it was a plaster bust of The Great Emancipator, President Abraham Lincoln, finished like bronze.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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