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or less commonly anticlimactical
ˌan-tē-klī-ˈmak-ti-kəl,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
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The lack of fireworks in IATSE negotiations, compared to the high drama of last year’s negotiations with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, also makes the formal news of the tentative agreement somewhat anticlimactic.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 June 2024
The final celebration in Antigua was anticlimactic, dinner at a tapas restaurant before the sailors left for home.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Boston won in just five games, and the anticlimactic occasion was notable for its lack of true star assertion.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
The awards ended with the bang of Oppenheimer winning Best Picture, along with the anticlimactic whimper of Al Pacino not seeming to care.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 June 2024
The final celebration in Antigua was anticlimactic, dinner at a tapas restaurant before the sailors left for home.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Boston won in just five games, and the anticlimactic occasion was notable for its lack of true star assertion.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
The awards ended with the bang of Oppenheimer winning Best Picture, along with the anticlimactic whimper of Al Pacino not seeming to care.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Anticlimactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlimactic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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