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or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
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Considering how expensive, well… everything is these days, the return of the Black Friday holiday shopping weekend might feel a little anticlimactic.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Hot, though not Nicholaw-level precise) toward an anticlimactic finale.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Only two of those spots remain unclaimed, but that hardly makes this Decision Day anticlimactic.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Onscreen, though, the moment felt a little … anticlimactic?
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Hot, though not Nicholaw-level precise) toward an anticlimactic finale.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Only two of those spots remain unclaimed, but that hardly makes this Decision Day anticlimactic.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Onscreen, though, the moment felt a little … anticlimactic?
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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