Finalist has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I imagine Tom will be a finalist. | |
| 2. | I expect Tom will be a finalist. | |
| 3. | I think Tom will be a finalist. | |
| 4. | NASA has selected two finalist concepts for a robotic mission planned to launch in the mid-2020s: a comet sample return mission and a drone-like rotorcraft that would explore potential landing sites on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. | |
| 5. | I think that Tom will be a finalist. |