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to bring to a triumphant conclusion
culminated the school year with a trip to New York
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Recent Examples of culminates
The play culminates in the first battle of Saint Albans.
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Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The Route This Amtrak line runs in both directions between Charlotte and Raleigh, but Dambo’s scavenger hunt culminates near Raleigh—so starting in Charlotte makes the most sense.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Manson’s story culminates with the war in Ukraine, in which Maven has helped mitigate Russia’s advantages; the conflict became an inflection point for comprehensive national adoption.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The Naughty Professor On TV, the problematic romance between 19-year-old Margo and her married 30-something English professor Mark Gable is shorter and lighter than in Thorpe’s book, which culminates in a love confession from teacher to student.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
The episode culminates with Vanessa dying in her hospital bed, sending Wilson into a fit of uncontrollable rage that ends with him strangling a man to death.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
The tense battle culminates in the Beliskner being destroyed, in turn killing all the Replicators, except for one, which is seen crawling out of the ocean, setting up future battles with this duplicating menace.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The campaign culminates with an annual public forum, called the Nehemiah Action Assembly, where political leaders are invited to appear at a house of worship in front of more than 1,000 people.
—Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The program culminates in an awards gala in New York City on December 1st.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2026
Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
The Route This Amtrak line runs in both directions between Charlotte and Raleigh, but Dambo’s scavenger hunt culminates near Raleigh—so starting in Charlotte makes the most sense.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Manson’s story culminates with the war in Ukraine, in which Maven has helped mitigate Russia’s advantages; the conflict became an inflection point for comprehensive national adoption.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The Naughty Professor On TV, the problematic romance between 19-year-old Margo and her married 30-something English professor Mark Gable is shorter and lighter than in Thorpe’s book, which culminates in a love confession from teacher to student.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
The episode culminates with Vanessa dying in her hospital bed, sending Wilson into a fit of uncontrollable rage that ends with him strangling a man to death.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
The tense battle culminates in the Beliskner being destroyed, in turn killing all the Replicators, except for one, which is seen crawling out of the ocean, setting up future battles with this duplicating menace.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The campaign culminates with an annual public forum, called the Nehemiah Action Assembly, where political leaders are invited to appear at a house of worship in front of more than 1,000 people.
—Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The program culminates in an awards gala in New York City on December 1st.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminates
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Keller completes sweep of Boswell, on to area Avery Lawton blasted a grand slam in the first inning and drove in 5 runs to lead Keller to a 9-3 win over Fort Worth Boswell in Game 2 of their Class 6A Division 2 bi-district series on Thursday night at Saginaw High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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After the inspector general completes his report, Pirro said her office will review it and could restart its criminal probe if warranted.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Macky Sall, the former president of Senegal, is among those in line to replace Antonio Guterres, whose term finishes at the end of the year.—
Peter Martin,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Honor also had robots secure the second and third place finishes in the race.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Leo’s journey, which concludes on Thursday, has intertwined the theme of peace with concerns for the plight of the poor as well as refugees.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today’s newsletter.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Culminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminates. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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