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 On March 5, following an uprising against the administration’s mass-deportation effort that culminated in two protesters being killed by ICE agents in Minnesota, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was axed. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026 Follow-up stumbles culminated in a marathon three-and-a-half-hour community meeting that collapsed without a resolution. — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026 Jones, whose work culminated in the ’70s, was known for fusing commercial fetishism with fine art and was often criticized for his figurative objectification of women. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Désir, a married father of two young children, is among several people accused of helping advance the conspiracy that culminated in Moïse’s killing. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Her journey culminated on Monday with a certificate of naturalization. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 The lessons from Arsenal’s root-and-branch rebuild that culminated in them lifting the Premier League trophy in May is three-fold. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Oct. 2026 The Chiefs probably don’t get enough credit for their playoff run after the 2023 season that culminated with a 25-22 overtime victory against the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026 The momentum of nearly two years of street demonstrations culminated in a nationwide movement ready for change. — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminated
  1. finished
  2. completed
  3. concluded
  4. climaxed
  5. crowned
Verb
  • Guccione banned him from the editing room and finished the film himself.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The taste test and final results Of our four dogs, the two skinniest, Chico and Muffy, enjoyed the taste most and regularly finished their bowls without protest.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • Blue Origin has completed an important structural test for the stage.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Herbert completed 24 of 32 passes for 257 yards with no touchdowns.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • Lukas said a change to the outfit was decided on when those involved with the Super Bowl XXXVIII performance in Texas concluded the halftime show needed an edge.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Looking past any short-term move, stocks tend to rally after the midterms have concluded.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Nov. 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
  • Ecca Vandal is crowned winner of the 22nd annual Australian Music Prize for her sophomore album, Looking for People to Unfollow (via Loma Vista Recordings).
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Becerra’s campaign leaned into his milquetoast persona and crowned him Tío Xavier — Uncle Xavier — to market him as a non-threatening moderate who happened to be Latino.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of crowned

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“Culminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminated. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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