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
It has culminated in this – a sombre send-off in Sydney.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
Now it has culminated in this hollow pro-military facade that has left even Coinbase fans upset by Armstrong’s self-serving hypocrisy.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 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
"Orion has culminated; and how splendidly it glows to-night, I think I never saw it so brilliant."
From Inez A Tale of the Alamo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
