- present participle of culminate.
culminating
Example Sentences
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Brussels has already drawn Washington's ire with probes under different laws, culminating in fines worth billions of dollars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Rebecca Onion digs into the movie’s many twists and turns, culminating in “the psychological-thriller equivalent of a plot quadruple axel.”
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Everything he’d been pointing towards in the distance was now here, culminating all at once.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Some will conclude that the rule breaches between 2009 and 2018 helped City to lay the foundations on which Guardiola built on to achieve so much success, culminating in the Treble triumph of 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The union planned a culminating interracial parade for July 6.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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