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as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
And then in basketball, the general viewing public panned the Celtics’ easy path to the Finals and anticlimactic championship victory.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024
President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race in July was almost anticlimactic by comparison.
—Dan Rather, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
After all the buildup to this moment before the Games, the meeting itself was anticlimactic.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Tran’s rollout was seen as anticlimactic by some fans, who felt the announcement of her as lead was overshadowed by the focus on other contestants.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 8 July 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024
President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race in July was almost anticlimactic by comparison.
—Dan Rather, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
After all the buildup to this moment before the Games, the meeting itself was anticlimactic.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Tran’s rollout was seen as anticlimactic by some fans, who felt the announcement of her as lead was overshadowed by the focus on other contestants.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 8 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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Benjamin Deneen, the paper’s lead author, tells Popular Science that in the early days of neuroscience, research tended to focus on neurons, treating other cells as relatively unimportant support structures.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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On his New Heights podcast last month, Jason Kelce branded the football position unimportant.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Seemingly small or trivial accuracy improvements could actually play a crucial role when applied in extreme, emergency settings.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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What might feel like trivial small talk is actually an invitation for connection.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The cumulative effects over at least five days or more result in a net sleep loss that is not insignificant.Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This may seem like an insignificant development, or a minor change for the better.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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