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culminating

[ kuhl-muh-ney-ting ]

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adjective

being or nearing the highest point or final stage:
The mountain, which rises to 1,125 meters, is the culminating point of the Luberon mountain range.
All students are required to participate in a capstone course that serves as the culminating experience of the degree.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of culminating¹

First recorded in 1660–70; culminat(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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Tensions are also running high within Trump's cabinet over Musk's interference, culminating in a heated shouting match in the West Wing recently between the billionaire adviser and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Yet the transition from Klopp to Slot has been seamless, culminating in Liverpool needing just one more point to win the championship for a record-equalling 20th time.

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Growing up in East Kilbride, Fraser was bullied at school "because he was different", culminating in a violent gang attack when he was a teenager.

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They were released after a year but the investigation into their links with Odebrecht continued, culminating in today's verdict.

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It depicts Dionysus journeying to Hades to retrieve a poet who can help Athens in crisis, culminating in a contest between Aeschylus and Euripides.

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