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culminate

[kuhl-muh-neyt] / ˈkʌl məˌneɪt /


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That her quest will culminate in the mountains of northern Italy just two months from now will make it must-watch television and social media video.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

“We continue to expect that the year will culminate in what we hope will be quite a strong year-end in quarter four.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

US President Donald Trump heads to Japan on Monday for the second leg of an Asia tour expected to culminate in a meeting with China's Xi Jinping.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

MND is not one disease - it is really several that culminate in the death of motor neurones or nerve cells.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Occasionally one of her infatuations would culminate in a lunch or coffee date, an encounter on which she would pin all her hopes but which would lead to nothing.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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