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Recent Examples of culminate
After watching coach Jimmy Johnson and Jones hit rock bottom with a 1-15 season, the story of the 1992 season culminates with an episode dedicated to the NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
That celebration culminates with a candlelight vigil on Aug. 15, which airs on a live stream.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In some parts of the Milwaukee area, more than 10 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours, culminating in flooding that meteorologists have classified as a 1,000-year event.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
They have been confined to their own diplomatic scrambling, including dozens of calls between Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders, culminating in a video call between these parties and Trump himself Wednesday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
That celebration culminates with a candlelight vigil on Aug. 15, which airs on a live stream.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In some parts of the Milwaukee area, more than 10 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours, culminating in flooding that meteorologists have classified as a 1,000-year event.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
They have been confined to their own diplomatic scrambling, including dozens of calls between Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders, culminating in a video call between these parties and Trump himself Wednesday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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They are expected to travel to Egypt to rejoin their families once their medical care is completed, according to HEAL Palestine.—
The New York Times,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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But a new classroom building was completed a couple of years ago and the school also has added a high-level program affiliated with Cambridge University in England to attract students.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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That production resulted in him winning the Offensive Player of the Year award and finishing third in the MVP balloting.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Verlander set a season-high in innings and finished one away from his personal-best this year in strikeouts.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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According to the memo, a preliminary investigation concluded that a woman, driving a BMW SUV, failed to yield when turning left, resulting in a collision with Hinds.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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In some cases, local prosecutors have clashed with federal immigration officials over attempts to deport crime defendants or witnesses before their cases conclude.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Finally, the dip is crowned with a creamy spread of tzatziki.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Tanya Crowe is not the presiding Miss Louisiana; she was crowned in 2021.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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All this antagonism climaxed in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which prohibited Chinese immigration and denied the right for Chinese immigrants to become citizens, among other restrictions.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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In fact, the film’s opening scenes effectively wave away the escalating dramatic developments of the previous Jurassic World trilogy, which climaxed with dinosaurs living among us across the globe.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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