culmination
noun
cul·mi·na·tion
ˌkəl-mə-ˈnā-shən 
1
: the action of culminating
2
: culminating position : climax
the culmination of a brilliant career
the culmination of years of research
Examples of culmination in a Sentence
This study is the culmination of years of research.
an acting performance that was seen as the culmination of a brilliant career on the stage
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Note that there is likely to be a turning point, culmination, important news or ending in relation to a situation revolving around work.
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Poaching the Chiefs would be the culmination of an ambitious campaign by Kansas officials over the last year and a half to capitalize on Missouri’s inability to lock in a deal with the team.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
This milestone represents the culmination of operations spanning more than 22 years, with the facility’s first actinide experiment occurring in 2003.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
Taylor, who lives a 10-minute walk from Bondi Beach, said the attack was not an isolated act of violence, but the culmination of years of escalating antisemitism that authorities failed to confront.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Poaching the Chiefs would be the culmination of an ambitious campaign by Kansas officials over the last year and a half to capitalize on Missouri’s inability to lock in a deal with the team.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
This milestone represents the culmination of operations spanning more than 22 years, with the facility’s first actinide experiment occurring in 2003.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
Taylor, who lives a 10-minute walk from Bondi Beach, said the attack was not an isolated act of violence, but the culmination of years of escalating antisemitism that authorities failed to confront.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for culmination
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“Culmination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culmination. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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