culminated

verb

past tense of culminate
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 After a yearlong investigation that culminated in a 35-page summary report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the league brought down the hammer on the Clippers on Wednesday. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 That ability to recover eventually culminated in a remarkable return to the royal fold. — Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The 1948 Arab–Israeli War culminated in the establishment of Israel and the expulsion of nearly 700,000 Palestinians from their homes. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2026 The unrest culminated in the arrest or killing of dozens of soldiers, some of whom were paraded in front of the cameras live on state television. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 DeLand bounces back with a drive culminated by a 5-yard TD run by Cameron Gensler. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 That culminated in the launch of a multibillion-dollar, live-action film franchise in 2007 by Michael Bay. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 An investigation into a fatal shooting late last month in rural Morgan Hill culminated Thursday in the arrest of a 17-year-old suspect, authorities said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 These concerns sent Salesforce shares into a steep decline, which included a 14-day losing streak that culminated in the stock bottoming out around $150 on June 22. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminated
  1. finished
  2. completed
  3. concluded
  4. climaxed
  5. crowned
Verb
  • The body was then finished in an iridescent mother-of-pearl white, providing a suitably extravagant backdrop for the jewelry-like detailing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sabalenka finished off Tuesday's match with a second-serve ace to turn back the Wimbledon champion and reach the semifinals in Flushing Meadows for the sixth straight year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • During Villa’s 3-2 victory away to Club Brugge on Tuesday, Suzuki completed a similar action, claiming the ball before throwing to launch a counter.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Police told The Times that the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a trespass report was completed.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • Some saw the other cheaters get away with it and concluded the prompt forbidding cheating had no teeth—that there wouldn’t be any punishment for cheating.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Jurors concluded that if NFL teams competed with one another in broadcasting deals, fans would reap the benefits of that competition.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • The show climaxed in a Bonnie and Clyde-ish stickup, a demand for arts funding at the point of a gun.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In Turkey, a decade of monetary mismanagement climaxed in 2001 with a stock market crash and massive currency devaluation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of climaxed
Verb
  • ARTnews ranked it Number 51 on one such list; and The Guardian took it further, crowned it number 1.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Also that night, The Roots became the newest inductees into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, Kehlani was honored as R&B Artist of the Year, while her manager, David Ali, was crowned Executive of the Year.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowned

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“Culminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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