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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The meeting was the culmination of a monthslong battle over the fate of the charter schools, which were originally slated for closure last October.
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Trump’s attacks on America’s public land management agencies are simply the culmination of a decades-long political assault on the ability of federal land managers to properly care for the land sustainably.
—TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
The presentation is the culmination of 15 years of scholarship by Adriano Marinazzo who began by researching Michelangelo’s drawings and letters at Casa Buonarroti in Florence.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The talks could be the culmination of years of work to get global agreement on a plan to rein in the plastic pollution that is killing marine wildlife, harming human health and warming the planet.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Trump’s attacks on America’s public land management agencies are simply the culmination of a decades-long political assault on the ability of federal land managers to properly care for the land sustainably.
—TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
The presentation is the culmination of 15 years of scholarship by Adriano Marinazzo who began by researching Michelangelo’s drawings and letters at Casa Buonarroti in Florence.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The talks could be the culmination of years of work to get global agreement on a plan to rein in the plastic pollution that is killing marine wildlife, harming human health and warming the planet.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Culmination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culmination. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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