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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 Dodgers’ offense followed up their two-homer performance against Braves ace Chris Sale the night before with an anticlimactic effort against Braves right-hander Tyler Mahle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

And what about the potentially anticlimactic matter that enslaved people in Texas may already have known they were free, if only technically?

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

The general tone of the film is anticlimactic, but Thomas and Duke are on trajectories that spell out “tragedy” in furnace smoke across a northern English sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

For those who don’t follow industry shenanigans too closely, this result seemed to land as a bit of an anticlimactic “Who?”

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026

The no kissing is anticlimactic, but some taboos cross oceans, packed tightly into the corners of immigrant baggage, tucked away with packets of masala and memories of home.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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