finalize
verb (used with object)
to put into final form; complete all the details of.
had finalized
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past perfectof finalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The figures are incomplete, since only about 70% of the students offered funding had finalized their participation by the report’s Aug. 1 deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The trial pivoted on whether Darrow had finalized such a plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
Earlier in the day, Moscow said it had finalized its withdrawal from the treaty.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Russia’s foreign ministry announced earlier Tuesday that Moscow had finalized its withdrawal.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Once Norm had finalized his basic dreams in the material sense, however, it grew obvious that the inner rebuilding which still clamored for completion could not be done alone.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson
