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Recent Examples of culminate
The event culminated with a massive amount of fireworks being set off to scare away bad spirits.
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Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The Huskies were 83-23 over Okafor’s career, which culminated with national championship in 2004.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
The House of the Spirits is a family saga that charts the Trueba family through multiple generations, spanning violent social change and culminating in a crisis that hurls a tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
According to his book, Dalio says the transition to Stage 6 could entail a series of trade wars, technology wars, geopolitical wars, and capital wars, all of which have the possibility of culminating in a military conflict once those conflicts materialize as an existential threat for countries.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The Huskies were 83-23 over Okafor’s career, which culminated with national championship in 2004.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
The House of the Spirits is a family saga that charts the Trueba family through multiple generations, spanning violent social change and culminating in a crisis that hurls a tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
According to his book, Dalio says the transition to Stage 6 could entail a series of trade wars, technology wars, geopolitical wars, and capital wars, all of which have the possibility of culminating in a military conflict once those conflicts materialize as an existential threat for countries.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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The numbers represent subs launched but not necessarily completed and added to the active-duty fleet, where the US still maintains a large advantage.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The survey, which takes about one to two minutes to complete, invites parents and primary caregivers to share their experiences with child care, pediatric and mental health access, cost of living, long commutes and other everyday challenges.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Yet few in Thailand’s volatile political arena are ever entirely finished.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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If none of these private stations pans out, the only LEO outpost left when the ISS crashes back to Earth will likely be Tiangong, the three-module station that China finished building in late 2022.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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That concludes today’s Sports Report Olympic Edition newsletter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Serafini, who wanted to testify in his trial but was advised not to, concluded his testimony Friday morning in the evidentiary hearing.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The parade of champions is wrapping up and state champions are ready to be crowned.—
Nate Peterson,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) have crowned their winners at a ceremony in Dublin last night.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
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The film climaxes with a triumphant visit by the musicians, some in their 90s, to New York’s Carnegie Hall.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Cosmic beings, this week opens with the Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio, a liminal checkpoint between what has already climaxed and what is about to be reborn.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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