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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Keely Hodgkinson has been here before - and it eventually culminated in her crowning moment.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The protests, which culminated in the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan last month, exposed deep frustration among young Indians over access to jobs and educational opportunities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 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
According to Page Six, the model’s essay in the Cut had publishers champing at the bit in a 12-way bidding war that culminated in the hefty pay day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The mass action campaign culminated in a general strike on August 3 and 4 in support of the ANC’s negotiation demands and in protest against state-supported violence.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
