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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 culminating
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
In one episode, the crew of the Red Dwarf visits an Earth on which time moves backwards, culminating in a slapstick reverse Wild West-style bar fight that sees teeth reappear in mouths, windows reassemble, and chairs unbreak over heads.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Montana State outscored Idaho 13-3 down the stretch, culminating with a 3-pointer from Johnson with 54 seconds left that cut the Vandals’ lead to 58-57.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
Married The first season of Love Is Blind debuted in 2020, culminating in two of the franchise's biggest success stories.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
This hormonal decline, culminating with the end of one’s menstruation years, occurs between eight months and two years earlier for Black women, who can approach perimenopause as early as 35 years old.
—Iyana Robertson, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
The inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington roars into the city’s Entertainment District starting with practice sessions Friday before culminating with the NTT IndyCar Series race Sunday.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Texas will have three practices a week culminating with the return of the spring football game April 18 at Royal-Memorial Stadium.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Within the country, dissatisfaction with the strict religious leadership and ever-expanding security state grew, culminating in a brutal crackdown on protests and dissent and the deaths of thousands earlier this year.
—Indrani Sen, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Tritons finished the season on a six-game winning streak, culminating with Saturday afternoon’s 60-48 victory over Hawaii, which gave UCSD its second straight Big West Tournament title.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
In one episode, the crew of the Red Dwarf visits an Earth on which time moves backwards, culminating in a slapstick reverse Wild West-style bar fight that sees teeth reappear in mouths, windows reassemble, and chairs unbreak over heads.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Montana State outscored Idaho 13-3 down the stretch, culminating with a 3-pointer from Johnson with 54 seconds left that cut the Vandals’ lead to 58-57.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
Married The first season of Love Is Blind debuted in 2020, culminating in two of the franchise's biggest success stories.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
This hormonal decline, culminating with the end of one’s menstruation years, occurs between eight months and two years earlier for Black women, who can approach perimenopause as early as 35 years old.
—Iyana Robertson, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
The inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington roars into the city’s Entertainment District starting with practice sessions Friday before culminating with the NTT IndyCar Series race Sunday.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Texas will have three practices a week culminating with the return of the spring football game April 18 at Royal-Memorial Stadium.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Within the country, dissatisfaction with the strict religious leadership and ever-expanding security state grew, culminating in a brutal crackdown on protests and dissent and the deaths of thousands earlier this year.
—Indrani Sen, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminating
Adjective
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And, of course, presiding over it all is the Acropolis, the crowning achievement of the classical age.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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Football is his future, but wrestling has been a crowning achievement for Testa with his all-state status while being a key figure on back-to-back state champions.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Herro was the only Heat player who hit the 20-point mark on Tuesday, finishing the loss with 20 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field, 1-of-2 shooting on threes and 9-of-9 shooting from the foul line, eight rebounds and five assists.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Center fielder Caden Sorrell hit two home runs in the game, finishing 2-for-4 with four RBIs.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The play’s climactic title song is unquestionably a banger, with all the energy of a Bourbon Street funeral and an especially wonderful performance by Reginald Chapman wailing on the trombone.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 2026
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As rivalries ignite and alliances turn lethal, the season builds to a climactic reckoning that threatens to shatter the fabric of high society.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Japanese government is roughly two years away from completing its own network of satellites to track moving objects.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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By September last year, the project advanced further as the ship’s three towering masts were installed, marking a critical step toward completing the vessel’s distinctive sail system.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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In February, the justices ruled 6-3 that the president lacked broad authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval, concluding that such powers rest with Congress.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Miller said that the site is inspected once a month, and that Oncor has performed an environmental assessment on the site concluding that there are no hazards associated with it.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The disaster led to a fateful decision that many now believe held the city back — something that will finally be corrected this year, on May 8.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Obviously, yes, a fact more than signaled by the cozy cinematography, which looks like an insurance ad for most of the present-day scenes and an out-of-focus Avatar movie when Kenna is having flashbacks to that fateful night with Scotty.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The film approaches its subject from three overlapping points of view, all climaxing in what appears to be the destruction of a major American city.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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At one point, the script prominently featured Hobbs, with the story climaxing in the destruction of Rio.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Culminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminating. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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