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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The Nasdaq finished down more than one percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
That’s the only time this season that a USC game has finished in the top five of the week’s most viewed games, according to Nielsen data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
All told, the Brewers finished 11-2 in October, knocking off the red-hot San Diego Padres, the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Rays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Robins finished fourth bottom of the second tier in 1994-95 but were relegated because of the rebalancing of the divisions to reduce the Premier League to 20 teams.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“There’s one vote for Tom Bender and one that was blank,” Kayla finished.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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