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culminating

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verb

present participle of culminate
as in finishing
to bring to a triumphant conclusion culminated the school year with a trip to New York

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Recent Examples of culminating
Verb
Thirty new holes have been created specifically to challenge golf’s best, each culminating in a real-world green area that swivels and oscillates to set up distinct surfaces. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025 The film blends elements of Indian mythology with futuristic technology, culminating in epic battles that span both physical and spiritual realms. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024 The Assad family had dominated the country for half a century, culminating in a dozen years of civil war. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024 Boettcher’s effort earned praise from teammates and coaches, culminating in earning the Burlsworth Award, given to the most outstanding college football player who started as a walk-on. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 But Israel has drifted far from this vision, culminating in its current government’s outspoken goal of annexing the West Bank, while degrading the rights of Arab Israelis. Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024 In 1993, Billings, Montana endured a rash of white supremacist activity culminating in a December attack on a Jewish home, where a brick was thrown through a window with a menorah in it. Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024 In her scenario, a singular event sets off a catastrophic chain reaction, culminating in global annihilation. Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 His rejection led to widespread protests by athletes against discrimination, culminating with African American athletes’ raising their fists on the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics. Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminating
Verb
  • The Olympic gold-medalist Alpine skier returned to the podium over the weekend, finishing in second place in a World Cup super-G race on Sunday.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the goals drop-off comes from a nosedive in finishing — the Jets have created more chances from prime real estate since the 4 Nations break than almost any other team.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Just a short walk from the soundstage where the cast was filming that climactic scene is a workshop containing some of Reed's inventions.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The final episode of The White Lotus season three ended with a fateful bang for Rick (Walton Goggins) and girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), two of three series regulars who were gunned down in the climax of creator Mike White‘s latest work.
    Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Finding himself again Since that fateful morning on June 30, 2001, Fisher says he’s remained sober.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Resistant to sacrifice, the country was concluding that intelligence, integrity and mastery of the issues were not enough for presidential success.
    Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Power asserts itself mercilessly, and the action is shot through with apocalyptic premonitions, which reminds him of our time.
    Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The apocalyptic tale pits our hero Ellie not against the zombies that served as the frequent antagonists in the first game, but other people bent on destroying her and her surrogate father Joel.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Culminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminating. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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