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or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
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But last night’s Season 3 finale proved that the show isn’t above an obvious, anticlimactic ending—and hasn’t quite transcended its original formula.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
And that was long before an annoying anticlimactic introduction, and then dispatching, of a big bad who might as well not be named.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
That scene takes a moralistic, anticlimactic turn — as does the movie itself, which goes to a lot of trouble to diagnose an institutional problem only to propose an individual solution.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
And that was long before an annoying anticlimactic introduction, and then dispatching, of a big bad who might as well not be named.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
That scene takes a moralistic, anticlimactic turn — as does the movie itself, which goes to a lot of trouble to diagnose an institutional problem only to propose an individual solution.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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