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climactic

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


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

The now pulsing, now soaring strains of Prokofiev’s climactic “Balcony Scene” are enacted solely on screen as recorded by Mr. Marcovici’s camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 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

That aside, the film’s barrage of scenes, sketches, shout-outs and absurdist scenarios leading up to the climactic wine-making championship are largely harmless flights of farce.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Even so, I was looking forward to what I hoped would be a climactic amble.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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