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Recent Examples of culminate
For the fourth straight year, the Northbrook Grand Prix will take over the suburb’s downtown this summer for a day-long event culminating in professional bicycle races for men and women riders.
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The Germans also brought the art of classification to new heights of sophistication, culminating at the turn of the twentieth century with the pioneering work of Emil Kraepelin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
So all of that kind of culminated in having a bad relationship with the league.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The document offers the most detailed account yet of the missing person’s investigation that culminated on Friday with the discovery of Limon’s body in a set of black trash bags discarded along the Howard Frankland Bridge.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The Germans also brought the art of classification to new heights of sophistication, culminating at the turn of the twentieth century with the pioneering work of Emil Kraepelin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
So all of that kind of culminated in having a bad relationship with the league.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The document offers the most detailed account yet of the missing person’s investigation that culminated on Friday with the discovery of Limon’s body in a set of black trash bags discarded along the Howard Frankland Bridge.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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Among the stores are a couple in South Florida that were on last summer’s list that were not completed as planned in 2025.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Caltrans reopened northbound lanes of 19th Avenue in San Francisco early Monday morning, as crews completed the first of three weekend closures for repaving work.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Well, the reality is, the job is not finished.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Over 19 seasons, Tomlin compiled a 193-114-2 regular-season record and never finished a single season with a losing record.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chief Deputy Medical Examiner Jonathan Lucas concluded that Patton’s death was an accident caused by acute bacterial bronchopneumonia complicated by influenza A, with substance use disorder and the effects of methadone listed as contributing factors.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Vikings could target him as an undrafted signing to bolster a defensive backs group that should look far different when the draft concludes.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The changes start up front, where, instead of a traditional instrument cluster, the dash is crowned by BMW’s Panoramic iDrive, a display that runs along the bottom of the windshield from A-pilar to A-pilar and shows all relevant vehicle info.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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In 2017, he was crowned a World Champion.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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But that’s exactly how the night climaxed on Friday (March 27) when the uncanny Argentine duo CA7RIEL y Paco Amoroso took over Canvas on 10th in Chelsea, New York to perform their electrifying new album, Free Spirits, for the first time.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2026
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The film climaxes with a triumphant visit by the musicians, some in their 90s, to New York’s Carnegie Hall.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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