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• n  a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
• n  the act of finishing
  the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
• v  come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
• v  finally be or do something
• v  have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
• v  provide with a finish
• v  finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
• v  cause to finish a relationship with somebody

• As a student finishing high school in Scotland in 1978, Strive Masiyiwa was more concerned with liberating his native Zimbabwe than memorizing the monarchs of Britain.
• When I met him three years ago his sister-in-law was finishing feeding him lunch.
• Alex Wong Getty Images For the next month, the Obama campaign's ground focus is on finishing up the stunning gains in voter registration that it and the Democratic Party have .

• coating
• finish
• complete
• finish up
• land up
• fetch up
• end up
• wind up
• end
• stop
• terminate
• cease
• eat up
• polish off

• start
• begin

News & Articles

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• Akzonobel, Chemcraft® Brand New “How-To” Videos Are the Cure for Common Finishing Headaches
  New Chemcraft brand series of instructional videos covers finishing best practices in seven key areas. (PRWeb June 18, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10828001.htm
  June 18, 2013 - PRWeb
• Levitt Temporary Stage Getting Ready
  Finishing touches are being put on the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts temporary stage at Westport’s Jesup Green. The summer season kicks off with the Levitt gala benefit Saturday night at Staples High School headlining Foreigner.
  June 18, 2013 - WestportNow
• Phil Mickelson a champion despite finishing second, again, at the U.S. Open
  Despite finishing second at the U.S. Open for a record sixth time, Phil Mickelson showed what a class act he is.
  June 17, 2013 - Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Hillary Rodham Clinton in Melbourne Herald Sun
  When it comes to finishing a fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit. I never give up, and nor do the American people,Senator Clinton told supporters in Philadelphia.
• Alberto Contador in The Associated Press
  The route is better than last year's because there are more mountains,Contador said. "And finishing with the Tourmalet is great for me."
• Joachim Loew in Business Mirror
  It's difficult to compare them but both have shown great finishing qualities,Germany coach Joachim Löw said.