Culmination
Culmination noun - The highest part or point.
Grand finale and culmination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grand finale" instead a noun "Culmination".
Grand finale
Grand finale noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale
Culmination and grand finale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Culmination" instead a noun phrase "Grand finale".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and culmination
- close and grand finale
- climax and culmination
- climax and grand finale
- crown and culmination
- crown and grand finale
- finish and culmination
- finish and grand finale
- end and culmination
- end and grand finale
- conclusion and culmination
- conclusion and grand finale
- top and culmination
- top and grand finale
Both terms in one sentence
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Grand Finale: Bryan Singer has referred to this film as the culmination of all his work on the franchise, starting with X-Men way back in 2000.
Source: Film / X-Men: Apocalypse - Sadly, now finished after a Grand Finale involving the culmination of many of said running gags.
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Grand Finale: Paying off a plot thread that started in 2012's The Avengers, Thanos completes the all-powerful Infinity Gauntlet and steps into the main antagonist role.Kevin Feige: Avengers: Infinity War... is the beginning of the culmination of everything that has come before.
Source: Film / Avengers: Infinity War
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