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culminating

[kuhl-muh-ney-ting] / ˈkʌl məˌneɪ tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
climactic
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Investors will also receive a handful of key economic reports this week, culminating with Friday’s July jobs report.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

And in the culminating piece that gives the collection its title, she writes of the catastrophic betrayal that floats out of sight in the later writings of Alice Munro.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Outside the stadium, bars, beaches and Metro stations became theaters of drama and triumph, culminating in hours-long revelry all throughout the city at after-parties and postgame celebrations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

They became exacerbated ahead of Tuesday's vote - which FdI's junior partners had reservations about - eventually culminating in the defeat of the amendment.

From BBC Jul. 15, 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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