Thesaurus results for CLIMAXED

climaxed

verb

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

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Barkov, just nine months removed from surgery, finished the tournament leading Finland with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) over 10 games.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Both those stages had a similar profile to this race, while Healy also finished an impressive third at last year’s edition in Rwanda.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of finished

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After a yearlong investigation that culminated in a 35-page summary report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the league brought down the hammer on the Clippers on Wednesday.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
That ability to recover eventually culminated in a remarkable return to the royal fold.

— Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of culminated

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During Villa’s 3-2 victory away to Club Brugge on Tuesday, Suzuki completed a similar action, claiming the ball before throwing to launch a counter.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Police told The Times that the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a trespass report was completed.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of completed

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Independent analysis has concluded that recent Russian elections — including the 2024 presidential contest, in which officials said Putin secured more than 87 percent of the vote — were fraudulent.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
But a recent working paper analyzing the results of 42 different studies concluded that school meal programs in high-income economies had minimal effects on students’ behavioral, health or educational outcomes.

— Ari Sen, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluded

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ARTnews ranked it Number 51 on one such list; and The Guardian took it further, crowned it number 1.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Also that night, The Roots became the newest inductees into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, Kehlani was honored as R&B Artist of the Year, while her manager, David Ali, was crowned Executive of the Year.

— Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

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