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crowning

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verb

present participle of crown
as in finishing
to bring to a triumphant conclusion the Olympic Games were crowned by spectacular closing ceremonies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowning
Verb
  • Thirty new holes have been created specifically to challenge golf’s best, each culminating in a real-world green area that swivels and oscillates to set up distinct surfaces.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The film blends elements of Indian mythology with futuristic technology, culminating in epic battles that span both physical and spiritual realms.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Injuries, a declining offence and a disappointing bullpen all led to the club finishing last in the American League East.
    Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The class in Nebraska six years ago featured Omaha Burke’s Xavier Watts, who is finishing an All-America career at Notre Dame in the CFP.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • There are multiple books devoted to finding the right monster to challenge your players during a climactic battle.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2013
  • Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
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“Crowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowning. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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