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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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Humans may not be heading back to the moon as soon as NASA had hoped, but that hardly means the year ahead will be anticlimactic.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The scene was anticlimactic: After all that, the troupe simply walked up the gangplank, swiped their cards, and came aboard.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The oversized lapel proved anticlimactic, revealing a lowly white tee.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
The Biden administration walked away from two mass student loan forgiveness plans on Friday, marking an anticlimactic end to the efforts to enact broad student debt relief.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
The scene was anticlimactic: After all that, the troupe simply walked up the gangplank, swiped their cards, and came aboard.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The oversized lapel proved anticlimactic, revealing a lowly white tee.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
The Biden administration walked away from two mass student loan forgiveness plans on Friday, marking an anticlimactic end to the efforts to enact broad student debt relief.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for anticlimactic
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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