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Recent Examples of culminate
His completion percentage set both a career and school record and helped lead Ohio State to 14 wins, including four consecutive victories in the College Football Playoff, culminating in a national championship win over Notre Dame.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Related Stories Their journey spans Iceland, Finland and Germany, culminating in a high-stakes chase through Helsinki’s underground bunker system and a dramatic showdown in the Finland Archipelago.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Rockies are trying to reshape their future following three consecutive 100-loss seasons, culminating in a 119-loss campaign this past season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
This is a significant change and significant shift for our festival, culminating 40-plus years in Utah, right?
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Related Stories Their journey spans Iceland, Finland and Germany, culminating in a high-stakes chase through Helsinki’s underground bunker system and a dramatic showdown in the Finland Archipelago.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Rockies are trying to reshape their future following three consecutive 100-loss seasons, culminating in a 119-loss campaign this past season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
This is a significant change and significant shift for our festival, culminating 40-plus years in Utah, right?
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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Ewers completed 5 of 8 passes for 53 yards, took two sacks and fumbled twice while leading two drives.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Sparry completed a shovel pass to Sawchuk, who was hit by Stanford linebacker Matt Rose and hit the ground just before the ball reached the end zone.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Rockets, who surprisingly finished second in the West behind Oklahoma City last season, were dealt a tough blow over the summer, though, when point guard Fred VanVleet was lost for the season to a torn ACL suffered during a voluntary workout.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The benchmark index is on track to finish 2025 almost 15% higher.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fourth inning started with a single by Kirk, concluding an eight-pitch at-bat immediately prior to Varsho’s homer.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists concluded the structure was actually a false tomb, or a cenotaph, a type of burial monument erected to honor a deceased person buried elsewhere.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Cooper was named Miss USA 2024; she was crowned by 2023 titleholder Savannah Gankiewicz, who became the default winner in May of last year, shortly after the shocking resignation of the former titleholder, Noelia Voigt.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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And in the case of a point tie, the audience has the final say on who shall be crowned champion.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
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In my eyes, the album truly climaxes in the title track.—
Allaire Nuss,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Her insistence that she’s being hit on and asides about ketchup for her steak climax with a note-perfect response to the news that the restaurant has received some complaints.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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