culmination

Preposition: of

• lifetime: About the Author The late John Campbell was an authority on naval weaponry and this book is the culmination of a lifetime 's research.
• month: The mosaics were unveiled in May 2000, the culmination of 18 months ' work.
• decade: The new album The Rhythm Tree is, according to Martin, the culmination of a decade of work.
• effort: Each of the examples given below has been the culmination of explicit effort to address the needs of the widest possible range of users.
• series: The protest was the culmination of a series of public meetings all over the country in support of the Bill [ 2 ] .
• year: The report marked the culmination of a year long inquiry.

Converse of object

• represent: The year 2005 represented the culmination of our journey toward full university title, a journey which began 10 years ago.
• mark: The report marked the culmination of a year long inquiry.
• celebrate: Firstly there are the latest drawings and documentation celebrating a culmination of his famous " Ash Dome " project.
• see: Thursday 21st July saw the culmination of a very special Banned!
• reach: The economic dimension of the European Union Project reached a certain culmination with the launch of the Euro on 31st December.
• follow: Following the culmination of a hugely successful run on BBC TWO, the popular genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?

Adjective modifier

• logical: The original script is the logical culmination of the series themes, dealing.. .
• fitting: It's a fitting culmination to the three years work that went into the project.
• successful: We are delighted to see the successful culmination of those efforts with the launch of ICRA filter.
• natural: The close-fought 2000 presidential election - with Al Gore 500,000 votes ahead of Bush - was simply the natural culmination of this trend.
• ultimate: It celebrates the DC athletes who risk life and limb as the ultimate culmination of team talent in the action sports community.

Modifies a noun

• point: A star will never rise if it culmination point is on or below the horizon and is 90º from the zenith.
• concert: The culmination concert at the Assembly Rooms will include performances of Britten's Night Mail and Stravinsky's A Soldier's Tale.