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as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
Without going into spoilers, Yasuke’s conclusion is satisfying, but Naoe’s is more anticlimactic.
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George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
If the famous pistol scene feels a bit anticlimactic, the end of the play distills a shattering feeling of longing for something long lost.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
While King’s victory was slightly anticlimactic for the team component, head coach Ross Ickes pointed out this was the first trophy ever for the second-place Warriors.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
The San Diego Padres have had quite the anticlimactic offseason thus far.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
If the famous pistol scene feels a bit anticlimactic, the end of the play distills a shattering feeling of longing for something long lost.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
While King’s victory was slightly anticlimactic for the team component, head coach Ross Ickes pointed out this was the first trophy ever for the second-place Warriors.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
The San Diego Padres have had quite the anticlimactic offseason thus far.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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Everything else is unimportant compared to being honest about your love to people.—
David Chiu,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In future decades and centuries, economic archaeologists will marvel that what was so unimportant was taken so seriously.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The biggest reason: New York’s discovery law allows cases to be dismissed even for trivial, fixable discovery violations.—
Jane Manning,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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If anything, becoming a weird little guy, by my definition, is about rejecting the despair that leads down those kinds of regressive paths, and daring to care about something, even — and perhaps especially — if that something might seem kind of dumb or trivial to the outside world.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When life feels overwhelming, self-care might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things.—
Tess Brigham,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Deadline understands the investment comes in at a healthy eight-figure dollar number, not an insignificant amount for the Polish market.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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