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or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
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Sure, there will always be a division race that goes to the wire no matter how many weeks are played but Week 18 was anticlimactic.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
The outcome was disappointing and anticlimactic for a first-of-its-kind legislative attempt at navigating a climate that, especially among certain minority religious communities, seems a full reversal of historic interfaith progress.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 15 July 2024
Humans may not be heading back to the moon as soon as NASA had hoped, but that hardly means the year ahead will be anticlimactic.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The scene was anticlimactic: After all that, the troupe simply walked up the gangplank, swiped their cards, and came aboard.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
The outcome was disappointing and anticlimactic for a first-of-its-kind legislative attempt at navigating a climate that, especially among certain minority religious communities, seems a full reversal of historic interfaith progress.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 15 July 2024
Humans may not be heading back to the moon as soon as NASA had hoped, but that hardly means the year ahead will be anticlimactic.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The scene was anticlimactic: After all that, the troupe simply walked up the gangplank, swiped their cards, and came aboard.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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