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as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
The oversized lapel proved anticlimactic, revealing a lowly white tee.
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
The Biden administration walked away from two mass student loan forgiveness plans on Friday, marking an anticlimactic end to the efforts to enact broad student debt relief.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The bold assertions of a former president at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary that the institution disparagingly made statements about financial mismanagement ended with an anticlimactic, $0 legal settlement following new revelations that emerged in discovery.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Considering how expensive, well… everything is these days, the return of the Black Friday holiday shopping weekend might feel a little anticlimactic.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
The Biden administration walked away from two mass student loan forgiveness plans on Friday, marking an anticlimactic end to the efforts to enact broad student debt relief.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The bold assertions of a former president at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary that the institution disparagingly made statements about financial mismanagement ended with an anticlimactic, $0 legal settlement following new revelations that emerged in discovery.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Considering how expensive, well… everything is these days, the return of the Black Friday holiday shopping weekend might feel a little anticlimactic.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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So, the ick is often our internal defense mechanism, working overtime to protect us from potential heartache, leading us to unconsciously push away great potential partners by focusing on unimportant qualities.Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Appearance is unimportant and, apparently, so are some of the themes.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Any defection over the most trivial procedural or legislative matters could block the party's agenda.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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For investors, this means that meaningful financial updates from companies will be accompanied by mountains of trivial environmental data.Stone Washington, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Aim to make so much money that, relative to your net worth or your annual income, the upgrade price is insignificant.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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To them, small incidents, insignificant by themselves but damaging in cumulation, began to count against him.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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