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as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of anticlimactic
Especially after two Opening Ceremonies, Beijing 2022 and Tokyo 2020 (which was postponed to 2021), that were relatively anticlimactic and impersonal due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Paris edition felt both grand and human.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 26 July 2024
Yet its anticlimactic disappointment—in its very badness—Longlegs is revealing.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 24 Sep. 2024
If they are fulfilled to the letter, there's no element of surprise; the event feels anticlimactic.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 1 July 2024
But a show that tells its story over eight or 10 episodes, just to fill that space, can go off the rails with unnecessary side plots or flashbacks or anticlimactic pacing.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 26 July 2024
Yet its anticlimactic disappointment—in its very badness—Longlegs is revealing.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 24 Sep. 2024
If they are fulfilled to the letter, there's no element of surprise; the event feels anticlimactic.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 1 July 2024
But a show that tells its story over eight or 10 episodes, just to fill that space, can go off the rails with unnecessary side plots or flashbacks or anticlimactic pacing.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for anticlimactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticlimactic
Adjective
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This might be tactical language, or propaganda, or unimportant.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Detractors often consider the beauty industry and those who build their careers in it, as unimportant in the grand scheme things.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Coined as far back as 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, the idea of mental deterioration from trivial distractions has never been more relevant.Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In Africa, businesses like Abubakar’s keep countless tons of toxic trash out of landfills, reduce the need for mining, and create thousands of jobs—hardly a trivial consideration in a nation where nearly two-thirds of people live in poverty.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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The air concentrations of VOCs found in some candle studies have been insignificant when compared with levels previously deemed unsafe.Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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In fairness, the aid to families is not insignificant.Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlimactic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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