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anticlimactic

[an-tee-klahy-mak-tik, -kluh-, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti klaɪˈmæk tɪk, -klə-, ˌæn taɪ- /




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For those who don’t follow industry shenanigans too closely, this result seemed to land as a bit of an anticlimactic “Who?”

From Slate Feb. 4, 2026

Even the announcement of the Ashes squad was an anticlimactic foreshadowing of things to come.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2025

It’s not a spoiler to reveal that the material in the spy-agency’s archives is ultimately anticlimactic.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

It’s an anticlimactic return that feels more intended to scrub the remaining tarnish from her image than it does to induct her back into Vanderpump’s fold.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2025

It feels anticlimactic after everything, but sometimes things don’t end the way you expect them to.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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