climaxed

verb

past tense of climax
as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion organizers climaxed the county fair with a down and dirty pie-eating contest

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Recent Examples of climaxed But that’s exactly how the night climaxed on Friday (March 27) when the uncanny Argentine duo CA7RIEL y Paco Amoroso took over Canvas on 10th in Chelsea, New York to perform their electrifying new album, Free Spirits, for the first time. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026 Cosmic beings, this week opens with the Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio, a liminal checkpoint between what has already climaxed and what is about to be reborn. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 8 Feb. 2026 Tate McRae was born in the pop summer of 2003, the summer that climaxed in the legendary kiss between Britney and Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 There was the ignominy of falling into League One and then the long, arduous road back that climaxed with promotion via the Championship play-off final in May. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climaxed
  1. finished
  2. culminated
  3. completed
  4. concluded
  5. crowned
Verb
  • Steph Curry and Durant also finished in the top seven, despite neither lasting past the first round of the playoffs.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026
  • The Atlas Lions finished an all-time best fourth in the last World Cup and hope a win over France will set them up to make their first World Cup final.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • The Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness programs faced a shaky timeline, characterized by persistent legal roadblocks, which culminated in a 2023 Supreme Court defeat.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • By the end of the 1970s, the band and movemenet were losing goodwill, loathed by both the hip disco cognoscenti and a reactionary macho counterinsurgence that culminated in the vinyl furnace at Disco Demolition Night in Chicago.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Definition of culminated
Verb
  • Affordable housing near The Pearl While there are limited affordable units at The Pearl, Atrium recently completed its other affordable housing commitment.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • This particular booster, known as 1067, has already completed 35 orbital missions, more than any other SpaceX rocket in history.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • Indirect talks concluded last week without any sign of meaningful progress toward a lasting peace agreement.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • The saga acquired yet another meta layer after the investigation concluded.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • After Chiba, the inaugural XGL season concludes with a July 24-26 events at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the first X Games League champion will be crowned.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • Within a silent courtyard is the Italian restaurant Al Ventidue, crowned by a glass dome and a travertine nymphaeum-style fountain.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of crowned

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