culminate
verb (used without object)
to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in).
culminated
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past participleof culminate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof culminate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
culminateverb (used without object)to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in).
Example Sentences
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The protests, which culminated in the resignation last month of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, exposed deep frustration among young Indians over access to jobs and educational opportunities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The nuptials culminated on Saturday with a wedding breakfast hosted by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who offered his blessing to the newlyweds.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
And drummer Billy Higgins, whose friendship with Mr. Lloyd began in the 1950s and culminated in a remarkable album of duets, “Which Way Is East,” recorded in 2001, four months before Higgins’s death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
And his steadiness in those shorter outings culminated in a strong postseason run that included four scoreless appearances in the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
All his work since then had culminated in a factory that could irradiate two hundred tons of uranium at a time to produce a half pound of plutonium every two hundred days.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
