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or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
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Despite a $1 billion shortfall that had to be plugged, the $55 billion budget proved to be anticlimactic, largely hewing to the outline Gov. JB Pritzker offered in February.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Yet, even that closing portion left plenty to be desired, since the low-key ending felt pretty anticlimactic compared to the razzle-dazzle from earlier in the evening.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Leave it to the four-hour Grammys ceremony to make a moment this overdue feel a little bit anticlimactic.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
But what happened this week was far more fascinating… if once again massively anticlimactic.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Yet, even that closing portion left plenty to be desired, since the low-key ending felt pretty anticlimactic compared to the razzle-dazzle from earlier in the evening.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
Leave it to the four-hour Grammys ceremony to make a moment this overdue feel a little bit anticlimactic.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
But what happened this week was far more fascinating… if once again massively anticlimactic.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for anticlimactic
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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