as in culminating
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 climaxing
Bloody, disturbing, shocking, and entertaining as hell, the Ghost Ship opening couldn’t be any more different from the absolute slog that follows it, climaxing on a muddled and overly complicated ending.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
The film’s first 40 minutes brings what feels like a continuous cut of increasingly bloody action, climaxing in the leveling of an entire town.
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Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 May 2026
At one point, the script prominently featured Hobbs, with the story climaxing in the destruction of Rio.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Nov. 2025
Chaining together standard and heavy blows with acrobatic spins, slips, and dives is fluid and intuitive — leaving combat feeling like an ever-climaxing dance of death that often ends with insta-kill execution moves.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
The climaxing backlash has led brands and industry associations to pressure domestic policymakers to come to the rescue and define nationwide auditing standards and regulation protocols promoted by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
The film’s first 40 minutes brings what feels like a continuous cut of increasingly bloody action, climaxing in the leveling of an entire town.
—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 May 2026
At one point, the script prominently featured Hobbs, with the story climaxing in the destruction of Rio.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Nov. 2025
Chaining together standard and heavy blows with acrobatic spins, slips, and dives is fluid and intuitive — leaving combat feeling like an ever-climaxing dance of death that often ends with insta-kill execution moves.
—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
The climaxing backlash has led brands and industry associations to pressure domestic policymakers to come to the rescue and define nationwide auditing standards and regulation protocols promoted by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.
—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climaxing
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That triggered an Israeli response, culminating in a ferocious campaign that felled much of Hezbollah’s leadership.
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However, what begins as a fight to save a dog’s life draws him into the unexpected world of animal law and becomes a series of cases on behalf of animals, culminating in an audacious Supreme Court challenge to free a zoo elephant.
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But according to master distiller Brent Elliott, this cask finishing project started well before either of those things were a reality.
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Group placement is key — since the higher the finishing spot in the group, the more favorable the matchup (theoretically) in the next stage.
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Spain hasn’t scored a World Cup goal since Álvaro Morata’s in a 2-1 group stage loss to Japan in 2022, this despite completing 2,500 passes and taking 49 shots, according to the BBC.
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The actress, 40, posted the update — which featured a photo of herself smiling widely in a pink sports bra and matching jogging shorts after completing the KLM Norte Sur in Madrid on Sunday, June 21 — on Instagram.
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“Climaxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climaxing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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