as in to complete
to bring to a triumphant conclusion culminated the school year with a trip to New York

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Recent Examples of culminate Facelift events occur year-round in various communities, culminating in late September’s annual event in Yosemite Valley. AFAR Media, 11 July 2025 The program, which awards scholarships for arts education, is a vibrant celebration of talent, culminating in an annual event at the Mahaffey Theater. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 July 2025 Goff earned Pro Bowl nods in 2017 and 2018, with the latter season culminating with a Rams' Super Bowl appearance. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025 That anti-woke movement exploded into public view in recent years, culminating with Trump’s re-election last fall. John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for culminate
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  • Hydro completed the construction of its third aluminum recycling plant in November 2023 at Cassopolis, Michigan, taking its total production capacity to more than 300,000 tonnes annually.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 24 July 2025
  • Rolls-Royce Black Badge Spectre A two-tone Diamond Black and Qingshan Blue Black Badge Spectre completes the commissions.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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  • Once baked, finish the casserole with plenty of shredded Gruyère cheese on top.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
  • The updates — which are being completed by the National Park Service and funded by the Trust for the National Mall — are expected to be finished by mid-August 2025.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 July 2025
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  • Metallica is slated to kick off their 2026 M72 World Tour in the late spring, which will conclude in the early summer on July 5th, 2026.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • At a two-day meeting that concludes Wednesday, the Fed is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady despite President Donald Trump’s monthslong campaign aimed at browbeating Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues into cutting rates.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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  • Strange New Worlds, a new drag superstar is crowned on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Transplant wraps up its four-season run, and more.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • And if that’s not enough, Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega, two architects of modern wrestling, face off once more, this time to crown a unified champion.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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  • All this antagonism climaxed in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which prohibited Chinese immigration and denied the right for Chinese immigrants to become citizens, among other restrictions.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • In fact, the film’s opening scenes effectively wave away the escalating dramatic developments of the previous Jurassic World trilogy, which climaxed with dinosaurs living among us across the globe.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 July 2025

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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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