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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | closing, completion, mop up, windup |
| Type of | termination, conclusion, ending |
| Has types | finalisation, finalization, finish, finishing, follow-through, graduation, consummation |
| Derivation | culminate |
culmination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | celestial point |
| Derivation | culminate |
Examples of culmination
culmination
The tragic culmination of his pain came when he committed suicide in 2009 at 38.
From the cnn.com
His triumph in Iceland was the culmination of 23 years'relentless work on chess.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is the culmination of months of often-difficult negotiations, regulators say.
From the usatoday.com
She said her first state track meet was the culmination of years of preparation.
From the omaha.com
Granger is one NBA star who doesn't view his career as the end, the culmination.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The conference represents the culmination of a year of meetings and discussions.
From the sciencedaily.com
At the time, it represented the culmination of Labour's involvement in politics.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was the culmination of our trek, and we gasped for air at a dizzying 13,000ft.
From the dailymail.co.uk
It was the culmination of a life that, in most senses of the word, began at 22.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Apogee: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
- (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
- Climax: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
- Completion: a concluding action
- (culminate) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
- (culminate) bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"
- (culminate) reach the highest or most decisive point
- In astronomy, the culmination, at a given point, of a planet, star, constellation, etc. is the time within the diurnal motion when it appears on an observer's meridian.
- The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit; Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc
