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- noun Plural form of
finale .
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Examples
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"Fall finales" is a nicer way of saying "the ratings suck, so we may not bring the show back".
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Ese adjetivo "finales" tiene sinceramente una precisión quirúrgica única.
veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2008
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The house published not only minstrel songs but also a full line of joke books, “Negro acts,” minstrel overtures, and finales.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Lots of other summer finales on tap, mostly in the reality realm, including ABC's insipid Bachelor Pad (8/7c), which somehow takes three entire hours to announce its winners, while also officially introducing recent dump-ee Ben Flajnik as the next Bachelor (due in January). ...
Matt's Guide to the TV Week: Closer Finale, CW and NBC Premieres, and More 2011
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Showtime's signature thrillers Homeland and Dexter each flipped the metaphorical switch — in Homeland's case, literally; with Dexter, breaking down a wall we'd been waiting to happen for some time — in pivotal finales that leave a big void on Sundays.
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More summer finales: From the land of FX cult comedy, Wilfred (10/9c) faces the canine equivalent of an existential crisis, while Louie (10:30/9:30c) wraps its excellent second season with the comic experiencing angst at an airport.
Matt's Guide to the Week in TV, Sept. 6-8: Sons of Anarchy, Rescue Me Finale 2011
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The Closer's regular ensemble shines as they embody one of the most perfectly performed and beautifully shot finales we have ever done.
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This season's scripted finales were a mixed bag, ranging in quality from the intentional hilarity of CBS 'Big Bang Theory (the Penny/Sheldon knocking duet) to the unintentional hilarity of ABC's Life on Mars.
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But I hope you saw our Cheers & Jeers year-end issue, where we singled out Rescue Me among the year's finest series finales along with Friday Night Lights, of course.
Ask Matt: Globes Weirdness, Dexter, Person of Interest, Charlie Sheen, and More! 2011
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I guess we are dumb enough that we should only watch shows where the season finales are mundane, no questions asked and/or all questions answered.
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