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Edward Burke and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, two Democratic titans whose decades holding the reins of power culminated in separate guilty verdicts over the past year.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Baldwin was twice indicted for involuntary manslaughter — both in January 2023 and January 2024 — culminating in a trial last summer that was ultimately dismissed with prejudice.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
This heel turn sparked a heated series of matches, including title defenses at The Bash and Night of Champions, culminating in a high-stakes TLC match at SummerSlam, where Punk regained the championship.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
This evolution, so unthinkable to previous generations, culminated symbolically in 2023 with the establishment of Brigid's Day, Ireland's first public holiday explicitly dedicated to a woman.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Baldwin was twice indicted for involuntary manslaughter — both in January 2023 and January 2024 — culminating in a trial last summer that was ultimately dismissed with prejudice.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
This heel turn sparked a heated series of matches, including title defenses at The Bash and Night of Champions, culminating in a high-stakes TLC match at SummerSlam, where Punk regained the championship.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
This evolution, so unthinkable to previous generations, culminated symbolically in 2023 with the establishment of Brigid's Day, Ireland's first public holiday explicitly dedicated to a woman.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culminate
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The author and Tolkin also wrote the series’ pilot soon after Harmel completed radiation and chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The firm was hired last month and recently completed individual interviews with council members to help guide its search for one of the top positions in the city’s government.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Alex endures the harassment, finishes her work, and ends the night by devouring a bowl of stew in the kitchen.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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With Saturday’s strong performance, the Gophers finish the regular season ranked 10th in the nation.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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During her time on the long-running ABC drama, which concluded after 12 seasons in 2005, Delaney won an Emmy in 1997 for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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In its most recent meeting, which concluded on March 19, Fed officials acknowledged growing economic uncertainty, prompting them to raise their inflation forecast while lowering their growth outlook.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Once again, it is crowned by a major name; the heroine, a self-anointing actress named Irina, is played by Cate Blanchett.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Lives lived: David Childs, an architect who crowned the New York City skyline with the shimmering new 1 World Trade Center, replacing the twin towers destroyed on 9/11, died on Wednesday at 83.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The event schedule will commence on March 29, featuring events such as The Headies Stakeholder Brunch, Official Nominees Party, U.S. Consulate Reception and Afrobeats Conference and will climax with the Headies Awards ceremony.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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The film, directed by Chuck Wein, a protégé of Andy Warhol, evolved into a quasi documentary about mysticism, surfing and drugs, climaxing with a Jimi Hendrix concert at the base of the Haleakala volcano in Maui.—
Alex Williams,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Culminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culminate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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