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culminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of culminate
as in completes
to bring to a triumphant conclusion culminated the school year with a trip to New York

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Recent Examples of culminates Crafted from the finest, lightest tweed, the dress—chosen by stylist Ramona Tabita—features a sumptuous knotted structure that opens into a generous back neckline and culminates in a majestic train that skims the red carpet. — Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026 At a gathering with other artists, a seemingly playful party game culminates in an excruciating monologue about child abuse. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 The moment was loosely evocative of Clooney’s recent performance in Jay Kelly, a comedy-drama about the personal travails of a Clooney-esque movie star that culminates with the character receiving a lifetime honor at a swanky Italian film festival. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Clarity Is The Starting Point Of Formidable Agility Clarity about foundational structure of the organization culminates in a foundational framework. — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The celebration culminates in the ceremonial burning of the effigy, symbolically sending the deity back to the spirit world. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 All of this culminates with a new moon in Virgo on September 10, which is the perfect blank slate on which to launch the next phase of your professional growth. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 The preseason culminates Friday night, when the club hosts the Seattle Seahawks in its final warmup game of 2026. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Hays hopes the move to the Padres culminates with his fourth straight appearance in the postseason with a fourth different team. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminates
  1. completes
  2. finishes
  3. concludes
  4. climaxes
Verb
  • More of them could soon manifest — especially if Carlos Correa completes his unexpected comeback from left ankle surgery.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Mercury is about 36 million miles (58 million kilometers) from the sun on average, and completes one orbit around our star every 88 days, according to NASA.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of completes
Verb
  • Indy finishes 7-10; Jones lasts 10 games due to injury, and other injuries reveal the lack of playable depth on the offensive line.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • After the antler calcification process finishes, the velvet strips off.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of finishes
Verb
  • But he’s intrigued enough to take the file from Emma anyway and quickly concludes, along with River, that Loy did not break his own arm and then barbecue himself making marshmallows.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The move comes at the start of the Fed's two-day policy meeting, with markets pricing in higher chances of a quarter-point rate hike when the meeting concludes Wednesday after August inflation remained well above the central bank's 2% target.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • 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
Definition of climaxes

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