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bring something to a close and bring something to an end; bring something to a climax to end something; to cause something to reach its final point and stop. I think it is time to bring this matter to a close. The incident has been brought to a climax. come to a close and come to an end; come to a climax to end; to progress to an ending. The celebration came to an end about midnight. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Clifford had climaxed a distinguished career of public service both as a high official and as an advisor to presidents by embarrassing himself as the head of the First American Bankshares of Washington during a period of unseemly fiscal hanky-panky at that institution. The land acquisition team's efforts to push the South Gate project toward a July 2001 opening reportedly touched off an intense behind-the-scenes battle that climaxed with a Board of Education decision to name a new chief executive over all district operations. |
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