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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Injuries, a declining offence and a disappointing bullpen all led to the club finishing last in the American League East.—
Kaitlyn McGrath,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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The class in Nebraska six years ago featured Omaha Burke’s Xavier Watts, who is finishing an All-America career at Notre Dame in the CFP.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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But viewers had to wait until the show's climactic final moments to hear which character delivers that official welcome — the grand dame of The Real Housewives of Potomac herself, Karen Huger.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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For the climactic duel, Martyn Ford, the 42-year-old, 6 foot 8, 320-pound British bodybuilder, looks like the scariest man on planet Earth.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Nov. 2021
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“Crowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowning. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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