climactic
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More elegantly, in a climactic moment, he finally plays the piano — a possession and an exorcism at the same time and an explosion of raw talent that says everything he cannot.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"The worst-case situation would be that AI kills us all, I suppose," Musk declared with a smile, seizing an opening from his own attorney to invoke the climactic scenario from the film "Terminator."
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
But find it it eventually does, culminating in a transporting climactic scene that reaches rare heights of dramatic intensity and emotional force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The workers were preparing fireworks for the Thiruvambady Temple, one of the two main participants in the climactic displays of the Thrissur Pooram.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
‘Protection . . .’” Across the street Mrs. Bidzikian sings the climactic three notes of the “Queen of the Night” aria from The Magic Flute.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing climactic
The Crucible
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