climactic

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The now pulsing, now soaring strains of Prokofiev’s climactic “Balcony Scene” are enacted solely on screen as recorded by Mr. Marcovici’s camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

And that’s precisely why the franchise’s disappointed fans and their frustrated allies spent the months ahead of the seventh installment’s February 27 release spreading and spoiling all of the film’s climactic reveals.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

There’s humor in Ibsen’s ironic observations but the play’s climactic moments are deadly serious.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Thirty-six dancers with raised arms glide slowly forward as they encircle their prey, a lone figure on a red table in a climactic scene from Ravel's "Bolero" choreographed by Maurice Bejart.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

What gives the three phrases their climactic force is actually a metrical effect.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith