Culmination and Sequel

Culmination

Culmination noun - The highest part or point.

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Sequel and culmination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sequel" instead a noun "Culmination".

Sequel noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Culmination and sequel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Culmination" instead a noun "Sequel".

Nearby Word: sequela

better	better culmination	better sequel
direct	direct culmination	direct sequel
true	true culmination	true sequel
real	real culmination	real sequel
Other adjectives: bad, final, inevitable, eventual, previous.

Most obviously, Silver Wolf, Black Falcon is both a direct sequel to The Eye of the Hunter but is also the culmination of most of the major storylines.

Source: Literature / Mithgar
Since Evolution is an immediate sequel (it literally takes place hours after the original ends), it could be argued that it's a culmination of the first film's Unresolved Sexual Tension brought on by the emotional stress of the events around them.

Source: Coitus Ensues

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