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as in crowning

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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
The band will play in six cities during its fall tour, culminating in back-to-back concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Senators left Washington for a five-week recess Saturday after hours of tense negotiations over which priorities to take up before departing, culminating in a series of early morning votes. — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026 This marks mainland Europe's first total eclipse since 1999, with the path of totality sweeping from Russia, across the Arctic, Greenland, and Iceland, before culminating in Spain, a prime viewing destination. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 During Kim Jong Il’s leadership North Korea also accelerated its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs, culminating in the country’s first nuclear test in 2006. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 They’re slated to have a lengthy practice Saturday before setting the schedule for the following week culminating in the preseason game against Tennessee. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The pic chronicles Linkin Park’s journey through loss, resilience and creative reinvention, culminating in the From Zero era and live performances in São Paulo, Brazil. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026 Their paths later crossed again, eventually culminating in their engagement in July 2025 on the Greek island of Santorini. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026 For years, Roblox has faced scrutiny over predators who use the platform to groom children, culminating in multiple lawsuits from state attorneys general. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminating
  1. crowning
  2. finishing
  3. climactic
  4. completing
  5. fateful
  6. concluding
  7. meridian
  8. climaxing
Adjective
  • With the definition still under review, the GRAS rule proposed Monday is seen as a crowning achievement of Kennedy’s food agenda.
    — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.
    — Jacques Hymans, Washington Post, 20 July 2026
Definition of crowning
Verb
  • SoCal, despite finishing tied with Las Vegas, was the first team picked likely due to their top male Armaan Bhatia suffering a significant knee injury at their last event.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In October 2024, Whisenant and South Lake Tahoe climber Brant Hysell set a speed record on El Capitan’s Lurking Fear route, finishing in 2 hours, 55 minutes and 32 seconds, according to a post on Whisenant’s Instagram account.
    — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of finishing
Adjective
  • This is the climactic phase of the eclipse, when the moon acts like a natural coronagraph to block the brilliance of the sun's disk, ushering in a false night in which our star's outer atmosphere can be seen leaping out from the lunar silhouette.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t miss Raja, a heart-pumping tube slide with a 37-foot drop as its climactic finish.
    — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Definition of climactic
Verb
  • As some of this work has encountered delays and other unique challenges, Sherwin-Williams has worked diligently with the PA DEP throughout the process and remains committed to completing these improvements and operating the facility responsibly.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After completing her debut studio album, Stranger in the Alps, Bridgers signed with the independent label Dead Oceans, which released the record in 2017.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of completing
Adjective
  • But a month later, Colón competed against Terrel Williams at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, on a night that proved fateful to the rising star.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Everything builds towards the fateful New Year’s Eve concert at the Hollywood Palladium.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fateful
Verb
  • The 27-year-old main rapper and sub-vocalist confirmed her decision on Instagram, concluding 14 years with JYP since joining as a trainee.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Lower courts had tossed out the last-ditch appeals to save Bruce by concluding the animal rescue lacked a concrete interest in the dog's survival sufficient to challenge the dangerousness finding by local authorities.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluding
Adjective
  • Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.
    — Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of meridian
Verb
  • Bloody, disturbing, shocking, and entertaining as hell, the Ghost Ship opening couldn’t be any more different from the absolute slog that follows it, climaxing on a muddled and overly complicated ending.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • The film’s first 40 minutes brings what feels like a continuous cut of increasingly bloody action, climaxing in the leveling of an entire town.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 May 2026
Definition of climaxing

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