culminated

verb

past tense of culminate
as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion culminated the school year with a trip to New York

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Recent Examples of culminated Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The demonstrations culminated in the resignation of the education minister, a significant political setback for Modi’s government. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Jones and Schottenheimer retraced the offensive sequence that culminated in Brandon Aubrey’s 23-yard game-tying field goal, beginning with the playcalling after Dallas reached first-and-goal at the 2-yard line. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The discussion came after months of turmoil at CMS that culminated last week with Hill’s firing in a 5-4 vote and board member Stephanie Sneed’s resignation as board chair. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 The plot culminated, prosecutors say, in the July 7, 2021, assassination of Moïse in Haiti, after a squad of Colombian former soldiers stormed his residence in the hills above Port-au-Prince in the middle of the night. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 His Come Together Tour culminated with the release of his sixth Netflix special, Teacher, on Christmas Eve 2025. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 Her Lux Tour has now wrapped, following rescheduled North American dates that culminated with two Miami shows on September 14 and 16. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026 The murder case culminated a lengthy rap sheet for Pinkney, 30, who was out on parole for a gang assault conviction at the time of the incident. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminated
  1. finished
  2. completed
  3. concluded
  4. climaxed
  5. crowned
Verb
  • Jordan, who’s directing and starring in the reboot — the second, since Pierce Brosnan played the part in a 1999 version — finished shooting last year and is now in the editing bay prepping for a March release.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • So despite pitching 12 innings in two starts over the previous seven days, King stepped up and finished it off — but only after a thrilling ninth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • The fashion house’s first such project in Latin America will house 73 residences, only two per floor, with expansive private terraces and a host of wellness and recreational facilities once completed in 2029.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Some Democrats are loath to support a measure drafted by a Republican and before any kind of investigative process has been completed.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • More than 15 years after the regular series concluded, Action Arena‘s games continue to entertain audiences.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When concertgoers became notorious for all manner of anti-social behavior, from throwing random stuff on stage to shouting disruptive comments during sets, that many concluded was a result of spending so much time in isolation.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • The show climaxed in a Bonnie and Clyde-ish stickup, a demand for arts funding at the point of a gun.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In Turkey, a decade of monetary mismanagement climaxed in 2001 with a stock market crash and massive currency devaluation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of climaxed
Verb
  • The egregious noise of the two birds competes with that of the white bellbird, which was found in 2019 to screech at volumes of up to 125 decibels and was crowned by Guinness World Records as having the loudest bird call.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Oyo was crowned in 1995, at the age of 3, after his father’s death.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowned

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“Culminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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