climactic
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"The worst-case situation would be that AI kills us all, I suppose," Musk declared with a smile, seizing an opening from his own attorney to invoke the climactic scenario from the film "Terminator."
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The workers were preparing fireworks for the Thiruvambady Temple, one of the two main participants in the climactic displays of the Thrissur Pooram.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The emotional combustion of his climactic scenes with Willy fail to reach cathartic levels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Its suspenseful build to a climactic act of bravery demonstrates, writes Katie Daniels, that “resilience might spring from the unlikeliest of places.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
By this standard, Jefferson was a more reliable colleague than staunch Federalists who had been reluctant or merely peripheral participants in the climactic phase of the revolutionary drama.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing climactic
The Crucible
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