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  • 111culminating — Synonyms and related words: capping, closing, completing, completive, completory, concluding, conclusive, consummating, consummative, consummatory, crowning, culminative, ending, final, finalizing, finishing, fulfilling, heading, last, outtopping …

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  • 112heading — Synonyms and related words: aim, antecedent, anteposition, anteriority, azimuth, banner, banner head, basis, bearing, bent, blood, bold front, bracket, branch, brave face, brave front, burden, cap, capping, capsheaf, caption, caput, case, caste,… …

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  • 113topping — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, a cut above, abacus, above, acanthus, aerial, ahead, airy, altitudinous, annulet, architrave, ascendant, ascending, aspiring, astragal, bell, better, capping, capstone, chosen, cima, colossal, console,… …

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  • 114complementary — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Forming a complement] Syn. integral, equivalent, corresponding, reciprocal, parallel, mutual, correlative, correspondent, interrelated, interconnected, interdependent, companion, completing; see also equal . 2. [Matched] …

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  • 115maturing — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ripening, growing, sweetening, mellowing, developing, near prime, growing up, approaching middle age, nearing the meridian, moving, stirring, advancing, preparing, evolving, perfecting, consummating; see also increasing 1 …

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  • 116realizing — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Achieving] Syn. accomplishing, performing, completing, consummating, effecting, fulfilling, doing, coming through, attaining, reaching, perfecting, discharging, rounding out, bringing to fulfillment, actualizing. 2.… …

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  • 117consummation — con|sum|ma|tion [ ,kansə meıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL 1. ) the act of consummating a marriage or relationship 2. ) the time at which something is finally completed: the consummation of her whole life s work …

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  • 118consummate — {{11}}consummate (adj.) mid 15c., from L. consummatus perfected, complete, pp. of consummare sum up, complete (see CONSUMMATION (Cf. consummation)). Of persons, accomplished, very qualified, from 1640s. Related: Consummately. {{12}}consummate… …

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  • 119consummate — consummates, consummating, consummated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nsʌmət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nsəmeɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful. [FORMAL] He acted the… …

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  • 120complementary — adj. completing, perfecting, consummating …

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