climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik 
klə-
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
the film's climactic scene
Examples of climactic in a Sentence
At the climactic moment, the main character of the novel finds herself face to face with the thief.
the movie's climactic chase scene
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Production remains small because the vine yields are low, and given the challenging climactic conditions this is no surprise.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In leaving much of his story up to intuition — and taking a climactic turn toward the surreal — Chowdhury crafts a scrupulous slow-burn drama about a kind of obsession that, despite being opaque, comes off as entirely tragic.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
This would all be cool enough in itself, but the present-day plot is also full of really tight writing and jokes, and the episode really sings when the two timelines get a climactic split-screen presentation.
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—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Check out the whole album, but the title track is a knockout with it's-impossible-to-resist climactic buildup and engaging payoff, foreshadowing even bolder directions the band might go.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In leaving much of his story up to intuition — and taking a climactic turn toward the surreal — Chowdhury crafts a scrupulous slow-burn drama about a kind of obsession that, despite being opaque, comes off as entirely tragic.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
This would all be cool enough in itself, but the present-day plot is also full of really tight writing and jokes, and the episode really sings when the two timelines get a climactic split-screen presentation.
93.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Check out the whole album, but the title track is a knockout with it's-impossible-to-resist climactic buildup and engaging payoff, foreshadowing even bolder directions the band might go.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for climactic
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“Climactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climactic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik
klə-
: of, relating to, or being a climax
the movie's climactic scene
Medical Definition
climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
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