as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
culminated the school year with a trip to New York
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Recent Examples of culminated
Liverpool’s 25-game unbeaten run, which culminated in November 2021, tied their record from 1982, with both streaks ended by a single-goal margin in a league match the weekend after a home victory in the European Cup/Champions League.
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The original Peaky Blinders series culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before Murphy went on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, nabbing an Academy Award.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The first shutdown in over five years began just after midnight on Wednesday, after a standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats over healthcare spending culminated in their failure to pass a pair of last-ditch funding bills.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Glaser’s recent wins culminated in her being named Comedian of the Year for 2024 by The New York Times and one of Time’s Most Influential People of 2025.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
That movie culminated in a long take that required you to put on your 3D glasses.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
The film, which world premiered at BIFF, represents a creative journey that began with a chance encounter in Seoul and culminated in an equal Danish-Korean co-production that challenges conventional filmmaking models.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
What began as a body build and moved through a phase of mechanism testing culminated in a series of tethered and free flights after the creator rebuilt the vehicle’s test frame, tuned control loops, and trimmed mass from the foam shell.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
At Harris Reed and Dreaming Eli, exaggerated eyes culminated into stark lashes.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The original Peaky Blinders series culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before Murphy went on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, nabbing an Academy Award.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The first shutdown in over five years began just after midnight on Wednesday, after a standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats over healthcare spending culminated in their failure to pass a pair of last-ditch funding bills.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Glaser’s recent wins culminated in her being named Comedian of the Year for 2024 by The New York Times and one of Time’s Most Influential People of 2025.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
That movie culminated in a long take that required you to put on your 3D glasses.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
The film, which world premiered at BIFF, represents a creative journey that began with a chance encounter in Seoul and culminated in an equal Danish-Korean co-production that challenges conventional filmmaking models.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
What began as a body build and moved through a phase of mechanism testing culminated in a series of tethered and free flights after the creator rebuilt the vehicle’s test frame, tuned control loops, and trimmed mass from the foam shell.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
At Harris Reed and Dreaming Eli, exaggerated eyes culminated into stark lashes.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminated
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Thomas finished just shy of a triple-double, contributing 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hamblin served the blended three-year-old rye finished in toasted barrel, which had a smooth, almost vanilla taste.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Within weeks of its launch, Nano Banana had completed over 200 million edits and given rise to several social media trends.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Maye finished his night having completed 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards to become the first opposing QB to win in Buffalo since Patrick Mahomes in the 2023 postseason.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In September, an independent UN inquiry concluded for the first time that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding which the Israeli government has rejected.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Tate McRae was born in the pop summer of 2003, the summer that climaxed in the legendary kiss between Britney and Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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There was the ignominy of falling into League One and then the long, arduous road back that climaxed with promotion via the Championship play-off final in May.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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The first batch of TSSAA state champions for the 2025-26 school year are just a week from being crowned.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, 25-year-old Chicago attorney Ashley Hollis was crowned the Season 27 winner.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Culminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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