as in to complete
to bring to a triumphant conclusion culminated the school year with a trip to New York

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Recent Examples of culminate The 2026 season also includes new three-day Italian itineraries culminating in Venice and Florence. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025 Advertisement The event culminated in four toasts delivered by 2025 TIME100 AI honorees, who highlighted the importance of guiding AI responsibly, including with regulation; protecting human creativity; and fostering collaboration between human and machine intelligence. Zoe Corbyn, Time, 14 Oct. 2025 Over the first 10 months of his presidency, Israel saw multiple rounds of hostage releases, culminating in Monday's release of the last 20 living hostages. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The evening will culminate with guests enjoying Jefferson Starship’s greatest hits. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for culminate
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  • Quarterback Dak Prescott completed 25 of 34 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Caleb Heavner completed 18 of 37 passes for 212 yards with a touchdown for Fort Hays State, which dropped to 4-3 overall, 3-2 in the MIAA.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • How to Watch Italy vs Israel There’s a lot on the line as Italy hosts Israel in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, with the home team still in contention to finish first in UEFA Group I.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There's no comic relief or light moments to take you away from the tough topics, which makes Guadagnino's piece stick with you long after the credits have finished rolling.
    Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Its intervention came days before a United Nations commission of inquiry concluded that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Pettit’s latest space mission, a 220-day jaunt, concluded on his 70th birthday on April 20, when the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that carried him and his two crewmates touched down in the steppe of Kazakhstan.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • This is how Zurich, often the location of the Diamond League finals each summer, have regularly hosted field events for the global athletics circuit’s crowning meet of the season.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bar Leone opened less than three years ago, but has been crowned Asia’s best bar for the past two years.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • In my eyes, the album truly climaxes in the title track.
    Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Her insistence that she’s being hit on and asides about ketchup for her steak climax with a note-perfect response to the news that the restaurant has received some complaints.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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