climaxing

present participle of climax
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. 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
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Verb
  • During more than two decades of service, culminating as Chief Financial Officer, Ron built a solid financial foundation for M-DCPS.
    Austin Horn July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The rest of the ship’s flight went according to plan, culminating in a pinpoint splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
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  • Triple-double with meaning LeBron left no doubt about his championship impact in closing out that first title in 2012 against the Thunder, finishing that series-winning Game 5 victory with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • The improvement continued with a 3-0 hammering of Austria in the round of 32, including a double from centre-forward Oyarzabal and right-back Pedro Porro finishing off a neat team move.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
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  • Third, Rose made strategic investments in role players, completing the roster without chasing headlines.
    Robert Reiss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The ruling granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the firms from completing the merger and from consolidating their operations.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

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“Climaxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climaxing. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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