finalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of finalize
1
as in completes
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done we're still finalizing our travel plans but hope to have them done by the end of the week

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2
as in approves
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory the bank won't finalize the loan before Tuesday because of the holiday

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Recent Examples of finalizes That information remained stored in the cloud and could become available to investigators if the city finalizes a new agreement. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Exact rate increases will be determined once the city finalizes a rate study performed by an independent consulting firm, which will be published on the city’s website in the coming weeks. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026 The ban will be lifted once the state finalizes those standards, according to Hochul's office. — Jasper Ward, USA Today, 14 July 2026 The precise amount going back to players will not be known for several months, as the league finalizes its accounting. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026 Trump is expected to return his attention to Ukraine once the United States finalizes a peace deal with Iran. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026 But those dollars are in limbo until the city finalizes its new master plan. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026 Walke said that if the EPA finalizes the rollback now, the NRDC would plan to challenge it in court. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Recent deals in the shaky apartment market for Oakland might help shove property values lower in the coming weeks as the Alameda County Assessor’s Office finalizes its latest guesses for property values in its jurisdiction. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalizes
  1. completes
  2. approves
  3. finishes
  4. ratifies
  5. confirms
Verb
  • Once the firm completes the second modular part and integrates the two units, the crane will reach its full 14,000-ton lifting capacity.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Divya Dutta completes the principal trio, with Sukant Goel also in the cast.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of completes
Verb
  • Hyper-scale data centers often demand new natural-gas power plants and transmission lines, and Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission approves or denies permits for such developments, with no requirement for input from local communities.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Austin approves nearly thirty times as many building permits as Providence, adjusting for population size.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of approves
Verb
  • Howard Armitage/New Atlas The timer finishes READY for 10 seconds, clears itself and returns to its normal display.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No change in the speed limit will be made until MoDOT finishes its evaluation.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of finishes
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  • The school board is scheduled to vote on the agreement during its meeting on Tuesday, but the union urged an earlier vote, saying teachers could return Monday if the board ratifies the deal by then.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Others feel that the treaty effectively ratifies something that already exists.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of ratifies
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  • The city confirms the four cameras near Holly Lane have already been removed.
    — Brooklyn Andres, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Renoon structures and confirms consistency of product and supply chain data across both Tod’s internal systems and those of its partners.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirms

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“Finalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalizes. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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