finalize
verb (used with object)
to put into final form; complete all the details of.
were finalizing
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past progressiveof finalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Trump said US and Chinese officials were "finalizing preparations" for the "historic" Beijing and Washington visits.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Auditors were finalizing their findings, he said, when the state launched its investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024
The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Big Ten and the schools in the Pacific Northwest were finalizing an official agreement and announcement.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Raisi said Moscow and Tehran were finalizing a treaty that would bring their relations to a “strategic level.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Only a few people knew of his presence in Floyd McKissick’s house, where Callis Brown and other NCC students were finalizing plans for a sit-in at a Durham lunch counter.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
