Synonyms for finishing
fin·ish·ing

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1. coating, finish, finishingnoun

   a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

   "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"

   Synonyms:
   application, covering, refinement, coating, last, polish, finish, culture, ending, cultivation, close, finis, stopping point, goal, destination, coat, finale, conclusion

2. finish, finishingnoun

   the act of finishing

   "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

   Synonyms:
   finish, finale, finis, conclusion, close, culture, cultivation, destination, coating, polish, last, ending, refinement, goal, stopping point

Matched Categories

1. • Completion
   • Decorativeness

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1. List of paraphrases for "finishing":

   refinishing, refinish, priming, close-in, finish, finishes, follow-through, completing

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1. Michael Ryan:

   Certainly I don't believe we are going to see an explosive transmission of Ebola just because of this incident, what I am highlighting is the fact that we are so close to finishing, that if we lose this opportunity we are going to be dealing with that reality for months to come.

2. Padraig Harrington:

   It was an early start, everybody was tired and I heard a couple of players say,' I'm finishing for the day and I'm not going to practice,' i really wanted to leave. I said,' No, I'll go down to the range.' And I found something down there. Again, nothing to do with my technique. I found something to do with my focus, and I got a little bit of peace. And probably for 50 percent of the time this week, I had peace out on the golf course.

3. Michelle Ercanbrack:

   Visiting the place is where you do the finishing touches.

4. Wilson Webb/Netflix Ratner:

   That’s where we’ve been raising our kids, finishing college, buying a business, and that’s been our place, in the future, are we going to have to sell the house? Is it worth any money at this point?

5. Ashley Alder:

   After 10 years of being a hot topic there isn't a consensus yet, is it banking or is it part of market-based finance? What are we going to do about it? We are nowhere near the finishing line.