finish line

NOUN

line where race ends

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finishing line

WEAK

destination goal journey's end last stop resting place stopping place tape wire

Example Sentences

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Right now it appears unlikely that even all those existing bills have time to cross the finish line.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This is a reasonable concern given NextEra’s poor track record of getting acquisitions over the finish line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Soccer’s first female head in 2019, less than a year after Cordeiro tugged the World Cup bid across the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

At Slate, we call this mad dash to the finish line “Opinionpalooza,” and we approach it with equal parts fascination, skepticism, and dread every year.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

I took off down the track running as fast as I could, legs pumping, arms pumping, heart pumping, until I got to the finish line.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds