culminated

verb

past tense of culminate
as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion culminated the school year with a trip to New York

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Recent Examples of culminated DeLand bounces back with a drive culminated by a 5-yard TD run by Cameron Gensler. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 That culminated in the launch of a multibillion-dollar, live-action film franchise in 2007 by Michael Bay. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 An investigation into a fatal shooting late last month in rural Morgan Hill culminated Thursday in the arrest of a 17-year-old suspect, authorities said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 These concerns sent Salesforce shares into a steep decline, which included a 14-day losing streak that culminated in the stock bottoming out around $150 on June 22. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Some of the rogue behavior, which culminated in the breach of the open-source software platform Hugging Face last month, has been disclosed or alluded to previously. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Both culminated in victorious maneuvers—transformative legislation, Supreme Court decisions that expanded rights—but they were preceded by decades of cultural change. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 Here's a look at the weigh-in video which culminated with an intense faceoff. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Only five weeks have passed since the World Cup final culminated at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey but the most popular domestic football league on the planet returns tonight in England. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminated
  1. finished
  2. completed
  3. concluded
  4. climaxed
  5. crowned
Verb
  • The Rattlers finished 4-4 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play in 2025, just two seasons removed from winning the Celebration Bowl and a Black college football national championship.
    — John Devine, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bullock finished off her look with black strappy sandal heels and Jessica McCormack pendant necklaces.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • Taylor Farms has completed more than a dozen acquisitions or investments since 2011.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Trump then argued that a massive renovation of the building can’t be completed without his fundraising – and recognition for it with his name on the building and grounds – even though Congress appropriated $257 million for the project.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • At least 15 babies and children from the faith-healing sect died between 2015 and 2025 from illnesses that doctors could have successfully treated, the experts concluded.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist who evaluated Clancy in April, concluded his testimony Tuesday, testifying that Clancy was suffering from a form of bipolar disorder, but could still appreciate that killing her children was wrong.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • In Turkey, a decade of monetary mismanagement climaxed in 2001 with a stock market crash and massive currency devaluation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Held in Las Vegas, the five-bout main card climaxed with the premature faceoff between McGregor and Holloway, who last fought each other in 2013.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of climaxed
Verb
  • On June 23, 1991, he was crowned at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Just weeks after being crowned Miss North Carolina USA, Brittany Boltinhouse was stripped of her title.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowned

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“Culminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminated. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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