finished work
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffinishedandwork
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finished
adjective
uk/ˈfɪn.ɪʃt/us/ˈfɪn.ɪʃt/
completed, final or completely ...
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition offinishedandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffinished work
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These were to house a new wood-fired kiln and to provide other working spaces and a small gallery in which to showfinishedwork.
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It was more a dream, thefinishedworkof a great master.
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This is a process that invests thefinishedworkwith distinctive qualities of colour and texture as salt and wood ash interact during the firing.
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However, the intentions betrayed by the intermediate plan clearly came to fruition in thefinishedwork.
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We have, however, shown that it is a fair copy of afinishedwork.
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Of course, the musical quality of thefinishedworkis not under discussion here, only the mere possibility of 'creating it'.
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The use of technology by marginalised writers brings in its wake a reconsideration of the compositional process by which afinishedworkis achieved.
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Although you got quite a bit done today, youfinishedworkearly because you were feeling particularly exhausted.
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Again, the exhibition takes pains to illustrate the collaborative process leading to thefinishedwork.
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In working with an editor it is important to be able to exchange ideas freely, developing the book to get the best possiblefinishedwork.
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Even without knowing that the four measures were added to the alreadyfinishedwork, one can recognize them as something special.
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During that term the parents relied on a next-door neighbour (whom they paid) to pick him up from school nursery and provide care until the parentsfinishedwork.
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Ultimately, thefinishedwork, which was of a substantial character, was dispatched in hampers to the company.
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I found myself in the position of a legatee of a partlyfinishedwork.
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In the time ahead, the people who will face the men who arefinishedworkwill be the trade union officials in the districts affected.
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We hear quite a lot about the old age pensioners and about people who havefinishedworkat the age of 65 or 70.
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Obviously the figures include all those who have been declared redundant, havefinishedworkand have registered as unemployed.
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I am advised that the type of bricks used for the external walls has been chosen because, in thefinishedwork, these prove the cheapest.
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