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Recent Examples of culminate
The week culminates on April 6 with a celebrity softball game at Georgia State's stadium, formerly Turner Field.
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Frustrated by the referee's enforcement of rope breaks during an Extreme Rules match, Cena physically retaliated against the official, culminating in a clothesline.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The city of Charlotte sells the theater to the Foundation for the Carolinas for $1.
▪ March 24, 2025: Following a number of fits and starts over the years, renovation and restoration that began in 2018 culminates with the reopening of Carolina Theatre.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Likewise, the Black male pain side story mentioned earlier culminates in a boss fight with soulful lyrics that nearly brought me to tears.
—PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Frustrated by the referee's enforcement of rope breaks during an Extreme Rules match, Cena physically retaliated against the official, culminating in a clothesline.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The city of Charlotte sells the theater to the Foundation for the Carolinas for $1.
▪ March 24, 2025: Following a number of fits and starts over the years, renovation and restoration that began in 2018 culminates with the reopening of Carolina Theatre.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Likewise, the Black male pain side story mentioned earlier culminates in a boss fight with soulful lyrics that nearly brought me to tears.
—PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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Pair of Goggles: Custom goggles to complete the rider’s gear.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Over the final 10 games, Young completed 61.8 percent of his throws for 2,104 yards, with 15 touchdowns, six interceptions and an 88.9 passer rating.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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After posting a 21st-place average finish over 252 races driving for Front Row, McDowell is 15th in the Cup Series standings entering Darlington.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2025
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This new limited-edition release takes that core whisky and finishes it in Pedro Ximenez and Palo Cortado sherry casks.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2025
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China's tariff rate is now in triple digit territory, and who knows what happens in 90 days when this pause concludes.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The audience peaked with around 21.1M viewers as the nail-biting game, in which the Gators trailed for a majority of the time, was concluding.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Start cuing up some Matlock reruns to fill all that dead airtime because the Sole Survivor has already been crowned.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The record has been covered on releases from artists like Amy Studt and Joanne Farrell, but Crow has crowned Clarkson’s version as the best yet — ranking even higher than her own.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The event schedule will commence on March 29, featuring events such as The Headies Stakeholder Brunch, Official Nominees Party, U.S. Consulate Reception and Afrobeats Conference and will climax with the Headies Awards ceremony.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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The film, directed by Chuck Wein, a protégé of Andy Warhol, evolved into a quasi documentary about mysticism, surfing and drugs, climaxing with a Jimi Hendrix concert at the base of the Haleakala volcano in Maui.—
Alex Williams,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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