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
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
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climaxing
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In 2014, Silverstein brought her expertise to Coach as senior vice president of global customer experience, expanding her scope over the years across marketing, digital, sustainability, and creative — culminating in her recent promotion to CMO.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Singh previously held several leadership roles at Unisys, a global technology solutions company, culminating with his position as CFO.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The end of the season was a struggle, winning just once in their last five matches, finishing 10th in the league.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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This son of War Front has run twice at Kentucky Downs finishing second in 2023 and fifth in 2022.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Beck finished the game completing 22 of 24 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to CJ Daniels.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Harrell’s improvement After a slow start against the Mountaineers in the Duke’s Mayo Classic, tossing an interception and completing just 54% of his passes, Harrell showed slight improvements against the Tar Heels’ defense.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Climaxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climaxing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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