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conclusion

[kuhn-kloo-zhuhn] / kənˈklu ʒən /
NOUN
end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
closure completion consequence denouement development ending outcome result
STRONG
cease cessation close culmination eventuality finale finish issue payoff period stop termination upshot wind-up wrap
WEAK
desistance end of the line
Antonyms
STRONGEST
beginning cause commencement introduction opening origin source start
STRONG
initiation
WEAK
concept preface prelude theory
NOUN
judgment, decision
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agreement conviction inference opinion resolution settlement verdict
STRONG
corollary deduction determination illation ratiocination resolve
WEAK
sequitur
Antonyms
STRONGEST
indecision
WEAK
beginning commencement concept introduction preface prelude start theory

Example Sentences

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Regardless of how quickly, or slowly, if ever, the Iran war is brought to a conclusion, there will be no return to the status quo ante in the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

"While my time serving in the Administration comes to a conclusion, it doesn't mean I will stop fighting for American workers," Chavez-DeRemer wrote in an X post, adding she will return to the private sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The researchers based this conclusion after analyzing data from 1975 to 2013.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

But that doesn't explain why that conclusion from the Foreign Office wasn't passed on.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Such a conclusion, I believe, is a serious mistake.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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