culminate
verb (used without object)
to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development (usually followed by in).
has culminated
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present perfectof culminate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now, the obsession has culminated into Hollywood gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
After his dilapidated grave was discovered in Ramsgate, a campaign to restore his resting place has culminated in a small headstone with the Wimbledon logo on it being erected to celebrate his success.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
In 2022, Statsky described Ava and Deborah’s bond to NPR’s “All Things Considered” as a “dark mentorship,” and that has culminated in this fourth season.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
And for years the struggle to essentially “make stealing illegal again” has culminated in just about nothing.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2022
In these cases also the pulse is apt to decline in frequency before the fever has culminated.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
