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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Kilmer played up all of those traits in the film’s climactic scene, an intimate man-to-man duel with the gunfighter Johnny Ringo (a devilish Michael Biehn), that stands as arguably the best gun battle of the modern Western era — even if only two shots were fired.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
That way the crew could pull the whole thing down in the climactic scene with the help of an elaborate network of conveyor belts, hydraulic lifts, airblowers, and vacuum hoses.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
What seemed to have so much potential for a climactic chapter in the saga of Butler and the Heat wound up a resounding dud.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But the actual climactic test on Gemma was just to see if the severance block could hold her personalities apart even when facing deep traumas.
—Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
That way the crew could pull the whole thing down in the climactic scene with the help of an elaborate network of conveyor belts, hydraulic lifts, airblowers, and vacuum hoses.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
What seemed to have so much potential for a climactic chapter in the saga of Butler and the Heat wound up a resounding dud.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But the actual climactic test on Gemma was just to see if the severance block could hold her personalities apart even when facing deep traumas.
—Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Climactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climactic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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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
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climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
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