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last act

NOUN
denouement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climax culmination finale
STRONG
close completion conclusion end resolution wind-up
WEAK
final curtain
Antonyms
STRONGEST
beginning opening start
STRONG
commencement
NOUN
finale
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climax conclusion denouement
STRONG
afterpiece cessation chaser close closer consummation culmination end epilogue finis finish payoff peroration summation termination wind-up
WEAK
blow off crowning glory end piece swan song
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning commencement initiation introduction opening start
WEAK
debut first act
NOUN
swan song
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farewell wind-up
WEAK
adieu climax closer coda conclusion crowning achievement crowning glory culmination dying words end piece envoi epilogue famous last words farewell performance final appearance final appearance or performance final gesture finis goodbye last hurrah last shot last words parting song peroration

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"He attempted to push the shooter out of his classroom, and when he was shot, Christian's last act on this earth was to shut the door to his classroom to protect his friends."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

More: Berkshire Hathaway shrinks cash pile in Buffett’s last act.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

When Megadeth announced its final album would include a cover of the title track from Metallica’s “Ride the Lightning,” which Mustaine co-wrote, many fans thought the recording would serve as a last act of defiance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Common at such events in China, there was a visible security presence, and the last act -- global star Dimitri Vegas joined by Chinese rapper Masiwei -- finished at 10pm.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

All his experience in the Antarctic had proven to him that going to sleep under those conditions could be his last act.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong