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climactic

[klahy-mak-tik] / klaɪˈmæk tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to climax
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
anticlimacteric anticlimactic
STRONG


climactic
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to climax
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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The emotional combustion of his climactic scenes with Willy fail to reach cathartic levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

And that’s precisely why the franchise’s disappointed fans and their frustrated allies spent the months ahead of the seventh installment’s February 27 release spreading and spoiling all of the film’s climactic reveals.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Thirty-six dancers with raised arms glide slowly forward as they encircle their prey, a lone figure on a red table in a climactic scene from Ravel's "Bolero" choreographed by Maurice Bejart.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The climactic scene, which involves Linda battling the ocean, had to be shot fairly early on before the water off Montauk, where the film is set and was shot, became too cold.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

On the morning of July 6, 1865, the clock began ticking on one of the most dramatic events in the history of Washington, the climactic event of the manhunt.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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