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 preseason culminates Friday night, when the club hosts the Seattle Seahawks in its final warmup game of 2026. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 That culminates in the Pokemon World Championshipships taking place in the Chase Center on Sunday. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 The two-day motorsports event, which culminates in Sunday's marquee 250-mile race, is the first IndyCar race to take place in the nation's capital. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 The move to the 10-day IL culminates a saga that began shortly before first pitch Monday, when the Diamondbacks finally submitted their lineup. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 That lo-fi, front-facing comedy gave way to great indie movies, which led to starring on I Love LA, and now culminates in his star vehicle, Club Kid, one of the most exciting upcoming awards-season prospects. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 The bit culminates with a real working-class lad recognizing her from the piece, only to offer his assessment that the magazine was better when Graydon Carter was in charge. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 Their characters shift identities mid-way through the film, but in both halves, there is an intense erotic charge between the two that culminates in some kind of creative of romantic relationship. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 The festival, now a summer tradition, which culminates with its Grand Classical Gala and Closing Gala at the Fillmore Miami Beach, offers audiences a chance to see dancers and companies that rarely perform in South Florida. — Orlando Taquechel, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminates
  1. completes
  2. finishes
  3. concludes
  4. climaxes
Verb
  • Once the firm completes the second modular part and integrates the two units, the crane will reach its full 14,000-ton lifting capacity.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Divya Dutta completes the principal trio, with Sukant Goel also in the cast.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of completes
Verb
  • Howard Armitage/New Atlas The timer finishes READY for 10 seconds, clears itself and returns to its normal display.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No change in the speed limit will be made until MoDOT finishes its evaluation.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of finishes
Verb
  • The letter to the editor concludes with a hope that the next president is better.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • So, what are the new GM’s biggest tasks once the search concludes?
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 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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“Culminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminates. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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