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as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
That scene takes a moralistic, anticlimactic turn — as does the movie itself, which goes to a lot of trouble to diagnose an institutional problem only to propose an individual solution.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Without going into spoilers, Yasuke’s conclusion is satisfying, but Naoe’s is more anticlimactic.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
If the famous pistol scene feels a bit anticlimactic, the end of the play distills a shattering feeling of longing for something long lost.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Without going into spoilers, Yasuke’s conclusion is satisfying, but Naoe’s is more anticlimactic.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
If the famous pistol scene feels a bit anticlimactic, the end of the play distills a shattering feeling of longing for something long lost.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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Protect your time and use something like the Eisenhower Matrix to let go of nonurgent or unimportant activities.—
Denise Russo,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Everything else is unimportant compared to being honest about your love to people.—
David Chiu,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Philosophers are in a unique place to solve this riddle as current events are largely trivial in their work.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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It may be generally dismissed as trivial, but Bernstein conducted it with characterful nostalgia and Dudamel has found in it vibrant new spirit.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The problems the teens in the film had were parental, which is certainly not insignificant, but there wasn't the kind of imminent danger that many kids face today.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The classic case of Blockbuster turning down the acquisition of Netflix, which in hindsight was devastating, but at the time seemed insignificant.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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