as in climactic
of, relating to, or being a major turning point
as the war reached its climacteric phase, the atrocities dramatically increased, both in number and brutality
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as in climax
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide
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Recent Examples of climacteric
Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
Adjective
For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Noun
These are called climacteric, and will respond to the presence of ethylene by producing more ethylene.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climacteric
Adjective
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Just ask your favorite neighborhood teens, whose collective jaws dropped upon hearing it for the first time in a climactic 2022 episode of Stranger Things.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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There are multiple books devoted to finding the right monster to challenge your players during a climactic battle.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At the climax of a recent episode of the U.K. version of the competition reality series, Gray stormed off the stage after the judges failed to save her.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Apple officially confirmed it back in fall 2024 following the climax of season 4.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To mark the milestone, The New Yorker is digitizing its full archive, opening new pathways into a hundred years of great reporting, Profiles, fiction, and humor.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Robbie Williams has secured a huge milestone on the U.K. Album Charts.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dry Creek's entire watershed is within the wilderness boundary, so the water was crystal-clear and clean.—
Bob Robinson,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere, toxic byproducts created by the fire will seep into the earth and eventually get carried into the watershed by rain, Synolakis told ABC News.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no shortage of seemingly apocalyptic phenomena flooding our lives every day.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
20 Jan. 2025
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The entertainment industry’s creativity in telling apocalyptic stories has typically missed an element the L.A. wildfires have made more vivid, scientists say, which is the importance of human cooperation across communities.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Seventy garments and 30 accessories by a host of renowned designers are presented in this landmark show — the first fashion exhibition ever staged at the Louvre — with creations often hidden among the museum’s nearly 100,000 square feet of rooms and galleries.—
Lisa Klaassen and Serene Nourrisson,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Later on Thursday, the SEC made a landmark announcement, withdrawing an accounting rule that made institutional crypto adoption more difficult by forcing banks to treat bitcoin and other tokens as a liability on their balance sheet.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This convergence of opportunity and uncertainty sets the stage for a critical inflection point.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump has often been critical of Chicago, which has some of the country’s strongest protections for people in the country without legal status.—
Todd Richmond and Elliot Spagat,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These voters were pivotal in supporting Trump over Harris.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Biden chose South Carolina for the last trip of his presidency after the state was pivotal to propel him to victory in 2020.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Climacteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climacteric. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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