anticlimax
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Except when the moment arrived, she inexplicably dodged it, skipping the song’s first chorus and soft-pedaling the second — an anticlimax for the ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Describing July 4, 1776, as an anticlimax might strike a dissonant note for most Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Fox News’ Peter Doocy was among the unsatisfied, and he laid into Leavitt over the anticlimax.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025
In 2017, the Lions and New Zealand shared the series after the deciding third Test finished 15-15, with captain Sam Warburton saying it was "a bit of an anticlimax for the players".
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Although it was only the sixth round out of twenty-two, for Bobby everything that followed from Bronstein was an emotional anticlimax.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing anticlimax
Power Prefix: Anti
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - High School
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