finishing touch
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If you have an extra minute or two, you can add a small finishing touch — something that signals, to you, that you’re done.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana bullied their way into the history books, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
"We lacked the finishing touch but had some clear chances... I think the team showed up well, but in both boxes we weren't quite good enough."
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
Mookie Betts stepped on second and fired the ball to first to put the finishing touch on what might have been the greatest Game 7 ever played, four hours and seven minutes after it began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
As a finishing touch, we arranged cotton bolls on the boughs to look like snow, something we had all heard about but never seen.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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