consummated

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In an age when every middle-class household could afford a few hearth gods, the superior collector consummated his passion for beauty against the “prevailing winds of progress, fashion, democracy, money, and modernity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Although Henry married his cousin, their marriage was apparently never consummated and his wife later filed for annulment.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

Then the mating is consummated, with the female laying eggs in a groove in a tree branch.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

But before the transaction can be consummated, the deal must overcome regulatory scrutiny.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

The tragic drama of character has been consummated.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.