climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik 
klə-
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
the film's climactic scene
Examples of climactic in a Sentence
At the climactic moment, the main character of the novel finds herself face to face with the thief.
the movie's climactic chase scene
Recent Examples on the Web
As with the Austrian composer’s other symphonies, this one exists in many editions, some that omit a climactic cymbal crash in the second movement and others that include it.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
In the teaser, shared by Netflix on Wednesday, May 29, the siblings are living separate lives after the climactic crisis at Hotel Oblivion led to a complete reset of their timeline.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Adams and Britt Ekland don't add much besides eye candy, but the climactic shoot-out in Scaramanga's hall-of-mirrors fun house is a thrilling homage to Orson Welles' 1948 film The Lady From Shanghai.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
The whole thing sometimes feels like a skit show that just barely holds together until the filmmakers and cast bring it all home for a terrific climactic closure, in which all the buzzwords and banalities get to be rolled up into one triumphant speech shouted into the void as world burns.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
In the teaser, shared by Netflix on Wednesday, May 29, the siblings are living separate lives after the climactic crisis at Hotel Oblivion led to a complete reset of their timeline.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Adams and Britt Ekland don't add much besides eye candy, but the climactic shoot-out in Scaramanga's hall-of-mirrors fun house is a thrilling homage to Orson Welles' 1948 film The Lady From Shanghai.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
The whole thing sometimes feels like a skit show that just barely holds together until the filmmakers and cast bring it all home for a terrific climactic closure, in which all the buzzwords and banalities get to be rolled up into one triumphant speech shouted into the void as world burns.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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“Climactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climactic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik
klə-
: of, relating to, or being a climax
the movie's climactic scene
Medical Definition
climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
klī-ˈmak-tik
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
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