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• a  forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
  conclusive proof
  the evidence is conclusive

• Neither the authors nor other climate experts say the new evidence is conclusive in a long-running scientific dispute.
• But critics said those reports were not conclusive, because they did not take into account the vast differences in upbringing among families.
• There is a pretty good, if not quite conclusive, case that America has for some time been ready to elect a black president.

• inconclusive

News & Articles

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• U.S.: Syria's Assad used chemical weapons
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a "red
  June 14, 2013 - Sentinel & Enterprise
• U.S.: Assad used chemical weapons
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a "red
  June 14, 2013 - Lowell Sun
• US says Assad used chemical weapons
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a "red line" that would trigger greater American involvement in the crisis, the White House said Thursday.
  June 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• President Bush in New York Times
  Convictions run deep in this Capitol when it comes to immigration,Mr. Bush said. "Let us have a serious, civil and conclusive debate - so that you can pass, and I can sign, comprehensive immigration reform into law."
• Charlie Reliford in New York Times
  The crew chief, Charlie Reliford, said: "Since the technology is in place, we made the decision to use the technology and go look at the replays. And the replays we reviewed were conclusive that the call we made was correct."
• Asa Hutchinson in International Herald Tribune
  But it can't be conclusive because he does not know all the facts of it, he hasn't studied it and he only saw one brief shot at it during his testimony,Hutchinson said.