Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Final; ending; terminal; closing: as, the concluding sentence of an essay.
- A line leading through the middle of the steps of a Jacob's ladder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
conclusive ;convincing ;decisive . - adjective Finishing; closing;
final - verb Present participle of
conclude .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective occurring at or forming an end or termination
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Examples
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Darwin: We should be extremely cautious in concluding that an organ could not have been formed by transitional gradations of some kind.
A New Book 2010
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But at least, Pegler remarked, in concluding his memorable California saga, Upton Sinclair had thrown such a fear of revolution into the complacent Republicans that they "now realize that they had better be good -- or else."
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's Final 'Attack Ad' Sparks Riots Greg Mitchell 2010
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I commend your intellectual honesty in concluding that Hamas is a gross violator of the laws of war.
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Without this knowledge an observer will be equally justified in concluding that the F-14 is a good design or a bad design.
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I commend your intellectual honesty in concluding that Hamas is a gross violator of the laws of war.
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I commend your intellectual honesty in concluding that Hamas is a gross violator of the laws of war.
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The main thing I am concluding is that people just do not understand how tax brackets work.
Dave Johnson: How Tax Brackets Work -- $250,001 Will Pay Five Cents More Tax Dave Johnson 2010
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety cited accident statistics and research with driving simulators in concluding that once a conversation begins, hands-free phones are no less risky.
Maryland hands-free law takes effect Friday Ashley Halsey III 2010
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But at least, Pegler remarked, in concluding his memorable California saga, Upton Sinclair had thrown such a fear of revolution into the complacent Republicans that they "now realize that they had better be good -- or else."
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's Final 'Attack Ad' Sparks Riots Greg Mitchell 2010
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Now to be sure, they would counsel again concluding that one group is less intelligent than another on some unitary scale — and that scientific recommendation may prove to be sound.
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