final cause
Example Sentences
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British actor Julian Sands' final cause of death has been deemed undetermined.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023
Scientists will determine the final cause of death based on pending lab results.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023
The next day, Mr. Ketler’s body was taken to the city’s morgue, where the final cause of death was established.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022
The final cause reflected the purpose of the being, or the reason why the sculpture was made in the first place.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Thus a tadpole has the form of a juvenile frog, and its goal, its final cause, is to become an adult frog.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
