completions

noun

plural of completion
as in culminations
the act of finishing something The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education.

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Recent Examples of completions Among those seven, his 110 completions are only beaten by Miami’s Heisman Trophy hopeful Darian Mensah (112). — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026 With apartment completions slowing, Pew also warned that rents could start rising again. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026 First, Cousins connected on long completions to Bowers and Coby White. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Setting up the score were completions of 17 and 34 yards to Pickett. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 Prescott already holds the franchise records in yards (37,054), touchdowns (251), completions (3,289) and attempts (4,909). — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 Young now leads the league in passing yards (1,268), completions of over 25 yards (13) and yards under pressure (411), among other categories, according to Next Gen Stats. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026 Day allowed two completions in two targets but those passes went for only three yards, per PFF. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Seven of his completions went to Lucius Anderson for 116 yards, while Jaxton Santiago caught five passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns. — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completions
  1. culminations
  2. successes
  3. achievements
  4. accomplishments
  5. executions
  6. implementations
  7. arrivals
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of culminations
Noun
  • The novel’s focus is on their struggles more than their successes.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Electron has made 97 flights to date, with 56 consecutive successes.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of successes
Noun
  • Yet the latest proposal seems to undercut some of those achievements, according to its critics.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Benson says her achievements in her current role as secretary of state include upgrades to online services, cutting average wait times of in-person visits and creating self-service stations at branch offices and grocery stores.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of achievements
Noun
  • The five live musical productions that the network delivered on his watch are among his proudest accomplishments.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In a debate earlier this week, Bass highlighted her accomplishments in paving the way for new affordable housing, while Raman asserted that housing production is still lagging and Bass isn’t doing enough.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplishments
Noun
  • Florida led the way, with more than half of the executions this year.
    — Nate Perez, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, only a few countries have been known to conduct public executions, notably Iran and Afghanistan.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of executions
Noun
  • The earbuds also support Dolby Atmos immersive audio, which is more subtle than some spatial audio implementations.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • Midfield offers greater strength in depth, bolstered by the arrivals of Youri Tielemans, Carlos Baleba and Andrey Santos in the summer window.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For early arrivals, proceedings started on Sunday evening with creator Dhar Mann talking about partnering with Hollywood studios and his vision for Creator City in Los Angeles.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrivals

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