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 constellation culminates during August evenings, putting it at its highest and easiest to find between the bright stars Arcturus and Vega. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The race was the first gubernatorial runoff in the state's history, and culminates a hot contest that featured three debates and raked in big donor dollars. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The live entertainment accelerator started in 2022 as a 10-week experiment and has since grown into a six-month intensive program with weekly guest speakers from Live Nation, which culminates in the annual block party. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Alberto Barbera, the festival's artistic director, unveiled the lineup Thursday for the 83rd edition of the festival, the first of many in a busy fall film season that culminates in the Hollywood awards showdown. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

The weekend culminates Sunday with the free 816 Day festival at the Power & Light District. — Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

The series culminates in a close pass over the planet that was taken before the Psyche spacecraft slipped into interplanetary space. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026

The series, a warm hug of a show, chronicled their love story, which now culminates in Heartstopper Forever, out now on Netflix. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

As usual, Nelson will spend the summer on the road with a lengthy amphitheater tour that culminates September 26 at Farm Aid in Virginia Beach, Virginia. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026