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climax

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The orchestral music swells like a climax in a Disney film as Ronald McDonald notices the runty skater.

From Eater

The climax of cricket mating is the transfer of the spermatophore, a protein ball packed with sperm.

The climax of Keller’s childhood occurred during the summer of 1887 when Anne Sullivan convinced her that “everything had a name, and each name gave birth to a new thought.”

Conversely, given proper attention, the series’ climax could have been significantly expanded and dramatized.

From Vox

It is thought to be the climax to your offering, so making it count will pay off.

And it is that climax where the book and the film diverge the most, and which will probably upset the most people.

[Laughs] I should have said, “Well, this is certainly a climax!”

But then, as the song reaches its climax, the Marines explode.

But not even Cap can escape the dreaded generic climax of the modern day superhero flick.

The percussion rolls like thunder, the woodwinds climax, the camera swoops upward, and we see the brass plaque: The Olive Garden.

On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.

She was a grown young woman when she was overtaken by what she supposed to be the climax of her fate.

The climax was reached when a most offensive policeman in a dictatorial manner ordered me to 'Move on.'

A talk with this enigmatical cousin would be a proper climax to the triumphs of the night.

That last moment, as she stepped lightly over the threshold of the library, was a sort of climax to the intoxication of youth.

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On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to climax, such as: capstone, turning point, acme, apex, apogee, and ascendancy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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