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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the signing of the contract marked the consummation of six months of negotiations
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as in realization
the state of being actual or complete
the opening of the performing arts center brought to consummation years of planning
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Recent Examples of consummation
Fascism relies on this kind of tunnel vision, this narrowing of sight to the present and the consummation of immediate desires or demands.
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Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
In Heated Rivalry, there is consummation aplenty, but the copulation escalates in its own competitive terms.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Quiet consummation have; Wonderful.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
In under five minutes, Dismukes and Padilla speed-run through their entire relationship, from meet-cute to consummation (in Jost’s office, obviously) to the inevitable blowup.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consummation
Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
In Heated Rivalry, there is consummation aplenty, but the copulation escalates in its own competitive terms.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Quiet consummation have; Wonderful.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
In under five minutes, Dismukes and Padilla speed-run through their entire relationship, from meet-cute to consummation (in Jost’s office, obviously) to the inevitable blowup.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consummation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consummation
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This happy ending was by no means guaranteed, and Habermas’s work as a theorist and polemicist made an important contribution to it.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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With the biopic undergoing 22 additional shooting days last May to film a new ending, Deadline reported that Lionsgate was considering splitting the film into two parts.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
3 May 2026
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But the slow realization that Snake Rob was a genuine threat who would ultimately run the game was especially satisfying and a reminder of how well The Traitors works as an all-star showcase and narrative machine, even in its fourth season.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The realization that one of the country’s top sprinters was a Vista graduate who got her start at the same meet served as further inspiration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The chatbots then walked back some of their original conclusions, with Claude specifically noting that its original planning horizon was too short.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Officials have said the descriptions reflect observations made at the time and do not include conclusions about the nature of the phenomena.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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His message after the series-opening loss is that one bad game does not make for a lost round in the playoffs, and just to get to this point is already an accomplishment of note.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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More accomplishments are in store at the section meet that begins Wednesday with the Division 1 swim prelims at Southwestern College.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Toward the end of 2023, Dukes was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase from west suburban Oak Brook to Chicago.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins managed to keep it tight through the end of the first, with the Sabres taking that 1-0 lead into the first intermission.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Little sparks of achievement also come from doing chores or any of my enjoyable or meaningful activities.—
Alex Korb, Ph.D.,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The feat was the culmination of a shift—or, perhaps more aptly, a total disruption—in marathoning over the past few years, in which the eventual breaking of the mythical two-hour mark went from an impossibility to a guarantee.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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The appointment, which requires Senate confirmation, appears to mark the culmination of a chaotic appointment process for a vacancy on the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, which controls Kansas City’s police department.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to Amazon, the next-generation facilities reduce fulfillment processing times by up to 25 percent, with the logistics powerhouse also aiming to cut costs the same 25 percent during peak delivery seasons.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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IHerb shuttered the Lexington fulfillment center for similar reasons.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Consummation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consummation. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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