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also anticlimactical
as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
Also, psilocybin may be headed for approval despite mildly anticlimactic remission rates, and Ocular’s wet AMD drug does .
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Would that be an anticlimactic way of determining a roster spot compared to six weeks of fiery competition?
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Instead, the team of slightly younger Americans routed the team of slightly older Americans in an anticlimactic finale.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Edwards claimed his first All-Star MVP trophy — an award named for Kobe Bryant — with that tying 3-pointer to cap a 13-point effort in the first game, an 11-point performance in the second, and eight points in the anticlimactic final.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Would that be an anticlimactic way of determining a roster spot compared to six weeks of fiery competition?
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Instead, the team of slightly younger Americans routed the team of slightly older Americans in an anticlimactic finale.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Edwards claimed his first All-Star MVP trophy — an award named for Kobe Bryant — with that tying 3-pointer to cap a 13-point effort in the first game, an 11-point performance in the second, and eight points in the anticlimactic final.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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But until that moment, the one when Towns sank a seemingly unimportant bucket during what turned into a 49-point decimation of the 76ers, those types of shots had evaporated.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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His decision not to include a female gold medalist sent a clear message to the nation about how unimportant women’s wins are to the White House.—
Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For Ingalls, that was a trivial request.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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None of this is trivial, and anyone who tells you otherwise is not being straight with you.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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For someone who has spent most of his life feeling insignificant, that sudden attention can easily create the illusion that his fate might finally be changing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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