Synonyms of culminates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completes
• finishes
• concludes
• climaxes
• caps (off)
• crowns
• terminates
• rounds (off or out)
• wraps up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culminates

The final episode culminates in her starting a new life with her children in the country. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

The transition culminates when mother and child are presented at church, echoing Christ’s presentation at the Temple. — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

The exhibition culminates with the Future Indicative (1977), collaging Krasner’s figure drawings. — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

In Season Two, the couple dealt with making the relationship work, which culminates in tensions between the pair — and without totally spoiling it, suffice to say that does not end so well. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Zaid’s home is bombed in one intensely melodramatic sequence that culminates in a slow zoom over Zaid cradling his dead wife and child. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

The sequence culminates in the Great Hall, where Ned kicks part of his broken cane to Colum, who stabs MacKinney in the leg. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Keeping her husband happy yet oblivious—managing his baby fever with staged fake miscarriages—only goes so far when Martha begins suffering an inexplicable illness that culminates in an impossible pregnancy. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

The result is Times Travel, a purportedly immersive journey through the history of Times Square and the New Year’s Eve Ball that culminates in a view of the IRL city. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026