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Adjective
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Seems like this should be a make-or-break year for Jung.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 25,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Tehran is expected to turn over a detailed proposal for a diplomatic agreement ahead of the talks, which appear to be make-or-break for reaching a deal.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The climactic scene, which involves Linda battling the ocean, had to be shot fairly early on before the water off Montauk, where the film is set and was shot, became too cold.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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This climactic collision is woven from several minor ethical tugs-of-war that rest on each character exhibiting both selfishness and altruism in various scenes, until their complicated humanity is placed under a harsh spotlight.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Often dwarfed by architecture, their distinctive bodies in space are more important than the sparse dialogue that only serves to fill in crucial gaps in storytelling.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Availability will be just as crucial, of course, and Weathers’ spring debut is merely the beginning of a grueling marathon.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The sci-fi show takes place in a world in which the population has been mostly decimated by an apocalyptic natural disaster, except for the lucky few who made it into a bunker built for wealthy elites.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Fire stretching across dark, nighttime horizons looked like scenes from an apocalyptic movie.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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Clark, notably, faces primary challengers from people on the Left who are critical of Israel, highlighting her potential need for financial support from AIPAC.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Nov. 2021
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“Go-no-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-no-go. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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