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The rebuild culminated in a City Section Open Division championship this season.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
His first term ended in disgrace, with his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results culminating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Its sequels Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers also drew in a crowd, culminating in a total franchise gross of over $1.13 billion at the global box office.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
What's next: The city's budget analyst is delivering a five-year financial outlook to the council Wednesday, kicking off a budget cycle that will culminate in June.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
His first term ended in disgrace, with his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results culminating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Its sequels Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers also drew in a crowd, culminating in a total franchise gross of over $1.13 billion at the global box office.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
What's next: The city's budget analyst is delivering a five-year financial outlook to the council Wednesday, kicking off a budget cycle that will culminate in June.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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Once the prisoner exchange is completed, the two groups will then sprint to join their companies on opposite sides of the stadium to watch the game.Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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Lopez styled her long hair in her signature soft waves and completed her look with a natural, glowy makeup look.Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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At season’s end, their teams finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th.Todd Boss, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Greenlaw finished the first half with eight tackles.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Research by the Korn Ferry Institute concluded that Springboard entrepreneurs possess agile learning skills that distinguish them from successful corporate executives.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her cause of death will be released once the medical examiner's office concludes its investigation.Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The news comes just one day after the RIAA unveiled its year-end list for 2024, crowning Taylor Swift with highest certification level and top album for her 6x-Platinum LP The Tortured Poets Department.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Since then, the number of contests has grown exponentially and spread across the globe, with lookalikes crowned for Jeremy Allen White, Paul Mescal, and Dev Patel, amongst others.EW.com, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hundreds might even be an underestimate in this handmade epic that climaxes with a giant mecha-beaver of actors in cheap animal costumes.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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He was indicted for plotting to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in 2020, an effort that climaxed with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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