culminate
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Sometimes these culminate into a special certification that can be added to your résumé.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
The finals weekend in London will start with the sixth-placed northern hemisphere side taking on their southern hemisphere equivalent, and culminate in the two group winners taking each other on for the title.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
“We continue to expect that the year will culminate in what we hope will be quite a strong year-end in quarter four.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
The oil giant’s layoffs, amounting to about 3% of its global workforce, culminate a yearslong push to consolidate offices and thin its ranks as it targets billions of dollars in annual structural costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
Thus commencing a cycle that can only culminate in further anger and distress.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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