as in crowning
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as in finishing
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
culminated the school year with a trip to New York
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Recent Examples of culminating
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The film blends elements of Indian mythology with futuristic technology, culminating in epic battles that span both physical and spiritual realms.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
The Assad family had dominated the country for half a century, culminating in a dozen years of civil war.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Boettcher’s effort earned praise from teammates and coaches, culminating in earning the Burlsworth Award, given to the most outstanding college football player who started as a walk-on.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
But Israel has drifted far from this vision, culminating in its current government’s outspoken goal of annexing the West Bank, while degrading the rights of Arab Israelis.
—Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
In 1993, Billings, Montana endured a rash of white supremacist activity culminating in a December attack on a Jewish home, where a brick was thrown through a window with a menorah in it.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
In her scenario, a singular event sets off a catastrophic chain reaction, culminating in global annihilation.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
His rejection led to widespread protests by athletes against discrimination, culminating with African American athletes’ raising their fists on the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
Thirty new holes have been created specifically to challenge golf’s best, each culminating in a real-world green area that swivels and oscillates to set up distinct surfaces.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The film blends elements of Indian mythology with futuristic technology, culminating in epic battles that span both physical and spiritual realms.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
The Assad family had dominated the country for half a century, culminating in a dozen years of civil war.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Boettcher’s effort earned praise from teammates and coaches, culminating in earning the Burlsworth Award, given to the most outstanding college football player who started as a walk-on.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
But Israel has drifted far from this vision, culminating in its current government’s outspoken goal of annexing the West Bank, while degrading the rights of Arab Israelis.
—Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
In 1993, Billings, Montana endured a rash of white supremacist activity culminating in a December attack on a Jewish home, where a brick was thrown through a window with a menorah in it.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
In her scenario, a singular event sets off a catastrophic chain reaction, culminating in global annihilation.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
His rejection led to widespread protests by athletes against discrimination, culminating with African American athletes’ raising their fists on the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminating
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Injuries, a declining offence and a disappointing bullpen all led to the club finishing last in the American League East.—
Kaitlyn McGrath,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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The class in Nebraska six years ago featured Omaha Burke’s Xavier Watts, who is finishing an All-America career at Notre Dame in the CFP.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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That way the crew could pull the whole thing down in the climactic scene with the help of an elaborate network of conveyor belts, hydraulic lifts, airblowers, and vacuum hoses.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kilmer played up all of those traits in the film’s climactic scene, an intimate man-to-man duel with the gunfighter Johnny Ringo (a devilish Michael Biehn), that stands as arguably the best gun battle of the modern Western era — even if only two shots were fired.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The final episode of The White Lotus season three ended with a fateful bang for Rick (Walton Goggins) and girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), two of three series regulars who were gunned down in the climax of creator Mike White‘s latest work.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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Finding himself again Since that fateful morning on June 30, 2001, Fisher says he’s remained sober.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American-Statesman,
2 Jan. 2025
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Resistant to sacrifice, the country was concluding that intelligence, integrity and mastery of the issues were not enough for presidential success.—
Jonathan Alter,
TIME,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The couple held apocalyptic religious beliefs that prosecutors claimed were used to justify the killings of Tylee, JJ and Daybell's first wife, Tammy Daybell.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Oh, and all of the action is taking place in a manufactured community...an enormous bunker inside a Colorado mountain used to protect thousands from an apocalyptic natural disaster made worse by nuclear panic.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Culminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminating. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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