culminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of culminate
as in completes
to bring to a triumphant conclusion culminated the school year with a trip to New York

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Recent Examples of culminates The series culminates with the brothers sitting down for an emotional conversation about what happened between them — and whether their bond could survive it. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 The film culminates in Roberta’s ultimate evolution — her decision to retire from the New York Times. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 June 2026 After a transitional second week from the south-west to eastern France, the race culminates in a celebration of the Vosges, the Jura, and the Alps. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The film culminates in the Battle of the Monongahela in 1755, where Washington steps up and delivers a rousing speech to the British army despite their defeat. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The Pine Knot Trail is a seven-mile (round-trip) trek to the top of Grand View Point, while the Castle Rock Trail runs a little less than three miles total and culminates in a series of towering granite boulders. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 Amid sweltering temperatures and a stacked roster of rising, young stars, the 113th edition of the Tour de France departs from Barcelona on Saturday and culminates in Paris on July 26. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 3 July 2026 The lesson plan culminates in a springtime visit to the Splash Education Center at 4426 Excelsior Road and the vernal pools behind the center at Mather Field. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 The initiative starts July 6 and culminates with a Peruvian market day on July 26 at La Mar Cocina Peruana in San Francisco, led by Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminates
  1. completes
  2. finishes
  3. concludes
  4. climaxes
Verb
  • Formula 1’s own Oxford Street mega-store completes the picture, consolidating all ten teams’ merchandise within a high-footfall retail environment designed to convert fandom directly into revenue.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Commercial trackers, accessibility concerns Perhaps even more concerning to the public are the projects NDS seemingly completes and never ships.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Definition of completes
Verb
  • This ensures everything finishes cooking evenly inside the packets.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The stage finishes on the Plateau de Solaison, where Del Toro sealed the Tour Auvergne Rhône-Alpes last month.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of finishes
Verb
  • Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today’s newsletter.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • The film climaxes with a triumphant visit by the musicians, some in their 90s, to New York’s Carnegie Hall.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of climaxes

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