climaxed

past tense of climax
as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion organizers climaxed the county fair with a down and dirty pie-eating contest

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Recent Examples of climaxed The show climaxed in a Bonnie and Clyde-ish stickup, a demand for arts funding at the point of a gun. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026 In Turkey, a decade of monetary mismanagement climaxed in 2001 with a stock market crash and massive currency devaluation. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Held in Las Vegas, the five-bout main card climaxed with the premature faceoff between McGregor and Holloway, who last fought each other in 2013. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 July 2026 But that’s exactly how the night climaxed on Friday (March 27) when the uncanny Argentine duo CA7RIEL y Paco Amoroso took over Canvas on 10th in Chelsea, New York to perform their electrifying new album, Free Spirits, for the first time. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026 Cosmic beings, this week opens with the Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio, a liminal checkpoint between what has already climaxed and what is about to be reborn. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 8 Feb. 2026 Tate McRae was born in the pop summer of 2003, the summer that climaxed in the legendary kiss between Britney and Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 There was the ignominy of falling into League One and then the long, arduous road back that climaxed with promotion via the Championship play-off final in May. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climaxed
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  • If City has its three league titles taken away from it, what happens to the teams that finished second that year?
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Invaders may have finished off some of the great ancient civilizations, but only after they had been weakened by drought, famine, disease, flooding and internal divisions that catastrophe often sparks.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The demonstrations culminated in the resignation of the education minister, a significant political setback for Modi’s government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In addition, only officers who have completed one of five specific agency training courses can conduct vehicle stops.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • These ballots will be processed and counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • More than 15 years after the regular series concluded, Action Arena‘s games continue to entertain audiences.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When concertgoers became notorious for all manner of anti-social behavior, from throwing random stuff on stage to shouting disruptive comments during sets, that many concluded was a result of spending so much time in isolation.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • The egregious noise of the two birds competes with that of the white bellbird, which was found in 2019 to screech at volumes of up to 125 decibels and was crowned by Guinness World Records as having the loudest bird call.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Oyo was crowned in 1995, at the age of 3, after his father’s death.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Climaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climaxed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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