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also anticlimactical
as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
So the European summit in Brussels was anticlimactic.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The voting window for the 2025-26 NBA All-Stars ended Wednesday, and the results will be of particular interest in Denver this year — even with Jokic’s inclusion being anticlimactic.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Everybody but Lisa has put her on trial, and the season ends on this anticlimactic divide.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
So the European summit in Brussels was anticlimactic.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The voting window for the 2025-26 NBA All-Stars ended Wednesday, and the results will be of particular interest in Denver this year — even with Jokic’s inclusion being anticlimactic.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
Everybody but Lisa has put her on trial, and the season ends on this anticlimactic divide.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
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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Whimsy reigns at Sawgrass Mills, but its architecture is not at all trivial.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Does this sound like a trivial use of the human intellect?—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The loss of an E/A-18G Growler is not insignificant.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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While seemingly humdrum, seemingly insignificant activity like that which the intelligence officer said is taking place outside the Pentagon can yield valuable information.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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