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climax

[klahy-maks] / ˈklaɪ mæks /




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As in the climax of a Jane Austen novel, it just feels so right.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stylistic bait-and-switch doesn’t just hamper the film’s momentum; it reveals just how silly the entire endeavor up until the climax has been.

From Salon

Roger Paterson presented his footage to America in a traveling show that crisscrossed the nation and climaxed with the hyped Bigfoot sequence on screen.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was perplexed that Rabbi Levine’s excellent piece left out a critical element: The story’s climax isn’t only the execution of Haman and his family of henchmen.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Arsenal's season moves towards a thrilling climax, that trust off the pitch may prove as valuable as any signing on it.

From BBC