as in culminating
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as in finishing
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
the Olympic Games were crowned by spectacular closing ceremonies
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Verb
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Thirty new holes have been created specifically to challenge golf’s best, each culminating in a real-world green area that swivels and oscillates to set up distinct surfaces.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
3 Jan. 2025 -
The film blends elements of Indian mythology with futuristic technology, culminating in epic battles that span both physical and spiritual realms.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2024
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The problem is partly that power plays depend on finishing — which can vary wildly in a small sample — while teams spend roughly 10 percent of game time with the man advantage.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Olympic gold-medalist Alpine skier returned to the podium over the weekend, finishing in second place in a World Cup super-G race on Sunday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just a short walk from the soundstage where the cast was filming that climactic scene is a workshop containing some of Reed's inventions.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
2 Dec. 2013
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“Crowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowning. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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