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Recent Examples of culminate
Facelift events occur year-round in various communities, culminating in late September’s annual event in Yosemite Valley.
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AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
The program, which awards scholarships for arts education, is a vibrant celebration of talent, culminating in an annual event at the Mahaffey Theater.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Goff earned Pro Bowl nods in 2017 and 2018, with the latter season culminating with a Rams' Super Bowl appearance.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
That anti-woke movement exploded into public view in recent years, culminating with Trump’s re-election last fall.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
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AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
The program, which awards scholarships for arts education, is a vibrant celebration of talent, culminating in an annual event at the Mahaffey Theater.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Goff earned Pro Bowl nods in 2017 and 2018, with the latter season culminating with a Rams' Super Bowl appearance.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
That anti-woke movement exploded into public view in recent years, culminating with Trump’s re-election last fall.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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Investigators are seeking permission to exchange information between the police department and medical examiner's office to complete the work.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Best Amazon Prime Day Clothing Deals Even clothing to complete your travel outfits is on sale for Prime Day.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
11 July 2025
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It’s expected to cost $35 million and would be finished in January 2031.—
Chase Jordan
July 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
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Hanna and Rebecca, who had just finished second grade, were among the girls staying at Camp Mystic, a beloved camp founded 99 years ago.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Johnson concluded that the program breached a guideline on accuracy, which deals with misleading audiences.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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The court concluded the precise wording of the promise did not satisfy the technical requirements of a doctrine known as promissory estoppel.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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Strange New Worlds, a new drag superstar is crowned on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Transplant wraps up its four-season run, and more.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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And if that’s not enough, Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega, two architects of modern wrestling, face off once more, this time to crown a unified champion.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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As Oscar’s imagination brings him close to climax, unwanted memories of that awful day suddenly puncture his thoughts, pushing images of Wilder into the same cemetery where a boy was horribly violated.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
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The novel, as Fitzgerald planned it, was supposed to climax with the Mayer and Thalberg characters hiring hit men to murder each other.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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