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Culminates vs Fulminates - What's the difference?

culminates | fulminates |

As verbs the difference between culminates and fulminates

is that culminates is while fulminates is .

culminates

English

Verb

(head)
  • (culminate)

    • culminate

    English

    Verb

    (culminat)
  • (astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
  • To reach the (physical) summit, highest point, peak etc.
  • * Milton
    • As when his beams at noon / Culminate from the equator.
  • * Dana
    • The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.
  • * Motley
    • The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating .
  • To reach a climax; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion).
    • Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.
    New York Times Mr. Bush has been marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 with a series of speeches about terrorism that culminated with his televised address last night.
    The class will culminate with a rigorous examination.
  • To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
  • * 2010 , "By the skin of her teeth", The Economist , 7 Sep 2010:
    • The announcement by Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott in Canberra culminated more than a fortnight of intensive political horse-trading.

    Synonyms

    * peak

    Related terms

    * culm * culminant * culmination * culminating * culminated

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    fulminates

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (fulminate)