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
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.
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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
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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The Panthers finished the season at 8-9, won a division title for the first time since 2015, and hosted their first home playoff game in a decade.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Packers finished a season that began with Super Bowl hopes by dropping five in a row.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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This culminated in 1965 with the creation of the Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA), which was intended to be part of an NTP system.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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At Starbucks, Elliott’s efforts quickly culminated in the appointment of Brian Niccol as CEO, now working to reset the company’s strategy and restore investor confidence.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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Humanoid has already completed its first commercial proofs of concept with global industrial and automotive technology companies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In three full seasons since that postseason run – which concluded quickly as a result of a crushing 34-11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round – Murray has failed to post a winning season as a starter.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Salt-n-Pepa also joined in, and the group of artists concluded the set with a call-and-response moment alongside the crowd, encouraging everyone to scream along.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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In November, Green spoke to PEOPLE at the 2025 CMA Awards in Nashville, and shared a similar story about his friends ragging on him for being crowned Sexiest Country Star Alive.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Accompanied by his mother (my great-grandmother), Ripley traveled to this area to collect rare specimens, including birds of paradise, crowned pigeons, pheasants, and storks.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Climaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climaxed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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