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finishing touch

NOUN
clincher
Synonyms
STRONG
closer culmination deathblow finisher
WEAK
capper coup de grâce crowning blow deciding moment
NOUN
complement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accompaniment
STRONG
addition aggregate augmentation balance capacity completion consummation correlate correlative counterpart enhancement enrichment entirety filler makeweight pendant quota remainder rest supplement total totality
WEAK
rounding-off
Antonyms
STRONG
base core decrease fraction part

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If you have an extra minute or two, you can add a small finishing touch — something that signals, to you, that you’re done.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The finishing touch is a velvet-walled private dining room that’s meant to feel like stepping into a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

De Jong delivered the finishing touch to give Barca a two-goal lead at the break.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The Eastern League champions applied the finishing touch on Jauregui’s 12-yard run with 2:03 left.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

A pair of green suspenders, more decorative than useful, gave the finishing touch, for he was shoeless and there was a twig tucked between the toes of one foot.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit

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