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 attacks culminated in an RSF raid on 8 June.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
That tendency culminated in the now-legendary 2025 National Security Strategy, a document that offers most presidential administrations a chance to deliver boilerplate language about shared values, human rights and democracy.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The $111-billion transaction culminated a year-long battle by the 43-year-old tech scion to add Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
It culminated in a fight between the two brothers that ripped them apart in a way that meant they would never be brought back together.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
