Ending and Grand finale

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Ending noun - The last part of a process or action.

Usage example: the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career

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Grand finale and ending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grand finale" instead a noun "Ending".

Nearby Words: end, ended

Grand finale noun - The last part of a process or action.

Usage example: the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale

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Ending and grand finale are semantically related. You can use "Ending" instead a noun phrase "Grand finale".

Arguably X's ending with Zero alive in Mega Man X5, originally intended as the grand finale of the Rockman X story.

Source: No Ending
Grand Finale: The two-part "The Real Folk Blues"; its iconic ending scene is widely considered to be one of the greatest endings (and, in some eyes, the greatest ending) in the history of anime.

Source: Anime / Cowboy Bebop
The ending of Blake's 7 was similarly a curiously open ended Grand Finale, in which all the characters were shot down in a massive gun battle.

Source: Grand Finale

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