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
Now she’s two wins away from putting the finishing touch on what has been a dream Olympics—with a gold medal around her neck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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
But after managing 14 in their past two matches - including a 9-1 League Cup win at Liverpool in December - Chelsea seem to have rediscovered their finishing touch.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
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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