A climactic development. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
And oddly, since you mention The Crucible: I have a term for certain climactic moments, a "God's Icy Wind" moment. From Wordnik.com. [More Aesthetics] Reference
That last scene in the desert w/Tony was the right note to end the series. what occured afterward was post-climactic from a thematic standpoint. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » More Sopranos Blogging] Reference
In scientific terms, they are called climactic pulses. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2004] Reference
Unfortunately the analysis is very much based on the idea of climactic battle. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: What we'd like is to highlight both a kind of climactic point and a specific point. From Wordnik.com. [Background Briefing On Trip To Apec Meeting] Reference
Presumably he means "climactic," unless global warming is more of an issue in the movie. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
There will be one or more "climactic" ads that put the whole picture - all of the pictures. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference
Could it be that there will also be some kind of climactic ellipsis of Satan's kingdoms7 as we approach the final judgment?. From Wordnik.com. [Joels Trumpet] Reference
And Chuck's floppy, windswept coiffure left no room in my head for dialogue in that "climactic" roof scene a few weeks ago on. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference
One climactic call heralds in felling of the wood. From Wordnik.com. [Pinus Timbre] Reference
It was an anti-climactic ending to a long-awaited event. From Wordnik.com. [Ending With A Whimper] Reference
It was the ending that wasn't right, the climactic final reel. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Genius] Reference
By delaying a climactic battle, Obama built momentum for a bill. From Wordnik.com. [Post-Bush Stress Disorder] Reference
On almost every movie, you might work up to one climactic scene. From Wordnik.com. [Q&Amp;A: 'There Were No Easy Shots'] Reference
But the crew frets; it seems there is a problem with the climactic shot. From Wordnik.com. [Rake's Progress] Reference
The only crime committed comes late in the story; it's almost anti-climactic. From Wordnik.com. [Review of "Broken," by Karin Fossum] Reference
Like most climactic battles, however, this one was determined by careful groundwork. From Wordnik.com. [Why Clinton Won] Reference
If only he'd let them develop; here, even the all-important climactic reveal is rushed. From Wordnik.com. [Russell Kane] Reference
The Normandy landings are the climactic highpoint of the war — the beginning of the end. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Rest] Reference
The climactic moment, revealing William's special stature, came at the 1999 All-Star Game. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: A Final Farewell] Reference
An inevitable question is whether the movie is completely unsparing in its climactic details. From Wordnik.com. [Thin Air, Rich Fare] Reference
In March 2009, while he was filming "Get Low's" climactic scene, word came that Foote had died. From Wordnik.com. [Actor Robert Duvall's got many memorable roles, but he's looking forward to more] Reference
The climactic vote came shortly after 7 a.m., following a 21-hour marathon session in the House. From Wordnik.com. [The Art Of The Deal] Reference
If it's this good already, I can't even imagine how great the climactic episodes are going to be!. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Matt: Go, Peggy! Plus White Collar, Big Bang, NCIS, and More!] Reference
The Zombies'Time of the Seasoncomes on the radio with its slinking percussion and climactic chorus. From Wordnik.com. [Assumption] Reference
Take, for instance, the climactic moment in which Dolly Haze makes a crucial confession to Humbert. From Wordnik.com. [Lolita At 50, And Forever Young] Reference
That's what led to the climactic July 14 union meeting at which 55 of the 68 umpires agreed to resign. From Wordnik.com. [They're Outta Here!] Reference
Barring one dreadfully trumped-up climactic scene, they've managed to avoid the usual asylum-movie cliches. From Wordnik.com. [A Blue Christmas] Reference
Holland Park has gathered a wonderfully unbuttoned cast who gave their all in this serially climactic score. From Wordnik.com. [Francesca da Rimini, Fantastic Mr Fox; BBC Proms 24 & 25] Reference
The climactic battle for the neighborhood isn't just a lion thing: Timon and Pumbaa have rushed to Simba's side. From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Urban Jungle] Reference
Election cycles, sports tournaments, childbirth, Thanksgiving dinners all have slow buildups to a climactic event. From Wordnik.com. [Disasters In Reel Life: It's About Time (And Suspense)] Reference
In the climactic face-off, Lomax and Milton engage in a verbal duel that itself is a parody of "" Paradise Lost. ''. From Wordnik.com. [New York's A Helluva Town] Reference
Coppola's epic had broken her heart when it first came out -- she had been awaiting a "visionary, climactic, summing-up movie.". From Wordnik.com. [Transition: Dancer In The Darkness] Reference
Jordan's climactic season has been largely reduced to that swan song for the ages: the steal, the shot and the championship trophy. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Will He Or Won't He?] Reference
It was Saturday night, the climactic finale of his 27th annual Bald-Headed Men of America convention in Morehead City, North Carolina. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: 'Hair! Mankind's Historic Quest To End Baldness'] Reference
The title of the book is an odd choice, too, considering the single chapter to which it refers is probably the book's least climactic. From Wordnik.com. [Notes from the Crack Trade] Reference
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