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• present participle of culminate.

culminating

American  

[kuhl-muh-nay-ting] / ˈkʌl məˌneɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

1. being or nearing the highest point or final stage.

   The mountain, which rises to 1,125 meters, is the culminating point of the Luberon mountain range.

   All students are required to participate in a capstone course that serves as the culminating experience of the degree.

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Other Word Forms

• nonculminating
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of culminating

First recorded in 1660–70; culminat(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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culminating

Brussels has already drawn Washington's ire with probes under different laws, culminating in fines worth billions of dollars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rebecca Onion digs into the movie’s many twists and turns, culminating in “the psychological-thriller equivalent of a plot quadruple axel.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Everything he’d been pointing towards in the distance was now here, culminating all at once.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The players had just laboured through the opening period of the second half, culminating in a Lisandro Martinez own goal gifting the home side the lead.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

This is all culminating with shots of me in the final six dresses, which I’m sure took no time at all to insert in the show.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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