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Recent Examples of culminate
The sport’s formal connection to the state, meanwhile, culminated in 1926, when Hirohito, a financial backer of the Japan Sumo Association, ascended to the Japanese throne and rechristened sumo’s highest trophy the Emperor’s Cup.
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Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The Dodgers group that now owns the Lakers was granted a compelling history lesson during an hourlong ceremony that culminated in a theatrical unveiling of Riley’s statue, smartly situated between the bronzes of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The pattern of trespasses at Mar-a-Lago culminated in a dramatic security incident on Sunday, when an armed man carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can breached the perimeter.
—Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets almost slipped into the Play-In Tournament last year with a late four-game losing streak that culminated with Michael Malone’s firing in April.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
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Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The Dodgers group that now owns the Lakers was granted a compelling history lesson during an hourlong ceremony that culminated in a theatrical unveiling of Riley’s statue, smartly situated between the bronzes of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The pattern of trespasses at Mar-a-Lago culminated in a dramatic security incident on Sunday, when an armed man carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can breached the perimeter.
—Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets almost slipped into the Play-In Tournament last year with a late four-game losing streak that culminated with Michael Malone’s firing in April.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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While each transition had been seen independently in past experiments, researchers had never captured both in succession, completing the theoretical picture.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Orlando City went down a man in the 88th minute when Colin Guske was handed a second yellow card for a foul on Messi, who two minutes later scored the fourth Miami goal, burying his free kick to complete the brace.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Before the final game of the 2022 season, manager Alex Cora said the outfielder’s name before a reporter could even finish asking which of his players most needed to take a leap forward the following year.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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An electric current charged the air as two puzzlers raced to finish first.—
Lia Picard,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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They're honored and grateful to be invited and any opportunity to visit the White House as a team will be based on their schedules once their seasons conclude.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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During the weekend, the honorees receive awards, meet the president, give speeches at State Department dinners, and then conclude at a bipartisan ceremony at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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The nomination crowns remarkable achievements since the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour began.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2026
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Jeddah Tower, Saudi Arabia Getty Images Jeddah Tower is gearing up to be crowned the world’s tallest building upon completion around 2028.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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The film climaxes with a triumphant visit by the musicians, some in their 90s, to New York’s Carnegie Hall.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Cosmic beings, this week opens with the Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio, a liminal checkpoint between what has already climaxed and what is about to be reborn.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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