as in climactic
of, relating to, or being a major turning point
as the war reached its climacteric phase, the atrocities dramatically increased, both in number and brutality
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as in climax
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide
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Recent Examples of climacteric
Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
Adjective
For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Noun
These are called climacteric, and will respond to the presence of ethylene by producing more ethylene.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climacteric
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That way the crew could pull the whole thing down in the climactic scene with the help of an elaborate network of conveyor belts, hydraulic lifts, airblowers, and vacuum hoses.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kilmer played up all of those traits in the film’s climactic scene, an intimate man-to-man duel with the gunfighter Johnny Ringo (a devilish Michael Biehn), that stands as arguably the best gun battle of the modern Western era — even if only two shots were fired.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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As the song climaxes, stage lights in the warehouse burst and rain showers down on her and her band.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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Remember: Every Hollywood fistfight is as choreographed as the climax of Dirty Dancing.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The preparations for Ovechkin’s run to the milestone goal began much earlier than that.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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This milestone stands out in China‘s sluggish consumption environment marked by weak domestic and overseas demand.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2025
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But the same freshwater is also essential for Panama’s many other needs, including drinking water for about 2 million Panamanians, use by Indigenous people and farmers in the watershed, as well as hydropower.—
Karina Garcia,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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The large encampment-clearing is funded by the city’s Measure DD, a bond initiative approved by voters in 2002 to improve parks, protect wildlife habitat and improve water quality in the city’s numerous watersheds.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The couple held apocalyptic religious beliefs that prosecutors claimed were used to justify the killings of Tylee, JJ and Daybell's first wife, Tammy Daybell.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Oh, and all of the action is taking place in a manufactured community...an enormous bunker inside a Colorado mountain used to protect thousands from an apocalyptic natural disaster made worse by nuclear panic.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The group took over the One Wall Street building and restored the Red Room, a Art Deco architectural landmark with an original Hildreth Meière mosaic covering the walls and ceiling.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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To mark the launch, an exclusive event was held at Mercedes-Benz of Manhattan, a landmark in the automotive industry for over 70 years.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Florida Republicans alongside President Donald Trump were handed another critical election win on Tuesday as Jimmy Patronis won the House race for Florida's 1st Congressional District.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Compliance is especially critical in these arrangements because of the potential imposition of excise taxes, including the Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT).—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite his criticism, Boyega said his time with the franchise became a pivotal point for his acting career.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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Important advice for all university leaders at a pivotal moment in higher education.—
Karen Weaver,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Climacteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climacteric. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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