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finished

 
/ˈfɪn·ɪʃt/ adj [not gradable]

Definition

completed or brought to an end: Raw materials make up only a small part of the cost of the finished product. As a result of this latest scandal, the senator’s career is finished .
(Definition of finished adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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