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anticlimactic

[an-tee-klahy-mak-tik, -kluh-, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti klaɪˈmæk tɪk, -klə-, ˌæn taɪ- /




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The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.

From Los Angeles Times

Even the announcement of the Ashes squad was an anticlimactic foreshadowing of things to come.

From BBC

So dynamic and so boisterous is the experience of the entrance that the rest of the building cannot help but feel anticlimactic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike the dramatic muscle work that had come before, this was neutral, a bit anticlimactic.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s not a spoiler to reveal that the material in the spy-agency’s archives is ultimately anticlimactic.

From The Wall Street Journal