as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
excitement in the auditorium slowly built up and reached its crescendo when the star walked on stage
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Recent Examples of crescendo
Sam Falb, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
The engine sound and exhaust tone are designed to build a crescendo when driven aggressively but also allow for a quiet operation when cruising for an extended period and enjoying the audio system or talking to the passenger.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
White voiced his decision through a slow crescendo of criticism aimed at Lopes over her public statements and actions in the days after White granted Wenger a mistrial, at Lopes’ insistence, earlier this month.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Sinking onto Desdemona’s bed, reciting his lines without notable crescendo or feeling, Washington puts Osborne into a weary headlock, and then kind of leans on her to death.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
DJs parsed out the energy of the room, building a crescendo of dance-forward classics and energetic bass as the crowd swayed under the golden glow of the evening.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
The engine sound and exhaust tone are designed to build a crescendo when driven aggressively but also allow for a quiet operation when cruising for an extended period and enjoying the audio system or talking to the passenger.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
White voiced his decision through a slow crescendo of criticism aimed at Lopes over her public statements and actions in the days after White granted Wenger a mistrial, at Lopes’ insistence, earlier this month.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Sinking onto Desdemona’s bed, reciting his lines without notable crescendo or feeling, Washington puts Osborne into a weary headlock, and then kind of leans on her to death.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendo
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The golf tournament also runs alongside the NCAA Tournament Final Four starting Saturday, April 5 in San Antonio where all four No. 1 seeds won Elite Eight games to advance to college basketball’s pinnacle at the Final Four.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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With big briny flavors, blue cheese, and crushed olives with lemon, this is truly the pinnacle of appetizers and belongs next to any charcuterie board.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While inflation peaked in 2022 under then-President Joe Biden, the average and annual inflation rates during Trump’s final year in office were significantly lower than last year’s.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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According to a recent Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, the percentage of U.S. adults who were shopping online as a result of price increases peaked at 24.3% in December of 2023.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kitamura’s actor, too, has achieved a kind of creative and professional zenith only after renouncing the prospect of such a home, and Xavier’s claim suddenly confronts her with the alternative reality of being a very different kind of character: a mother.—
Jordan Kisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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Simon Fisher-Becker, who reached a career zenith in the original Harry Potter film and Doctor Who on television, died on Sunday, March 9.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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In Frankfort, the Kentucky River crested at its second-highest level on record Monday morning, just shy of 1978’s devastating flooding and worryingly close to what the city’s flood protections can handle.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, fast-responding creeks like Stranger Creek in Easton in Leavenworth County could crest into a minor flood stage.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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The 4,000-square-foot unit at 425 Broome Street is the culmination of a series of pop-ups that the brand has opened around the world over the past six years.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs are the culmination of a decades-long shift in political perceptions in the United States, in which trade has gone from an unalloyed good to the source of all ills.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the top of the seventh inning Friday, Harvey jogged in from the bullpen.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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In times of great uncertainty, regions that adapt, innovate and respond smartly to changing times rise to the top.—
Eric J. Gertler,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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The future of women’s boxing is now, and MVP is proud to lead the charge in taking the sport to unprecedented heights.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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This change makes the full height of the screen available for displaying photos rather than reserving a bar at the bottom just for buttons.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Fans believed from Episode One that at least one character would die in a shooting, and, as in Seasons One and Two, each episode slowly (this time, much more slowly) built to the anticipated climax, leaving breadcrumbs both real and sometimes intentionally misleading.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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In Sunday’s stressful Season 3 finale, all the storylines came to a tragic climax, with Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), Rick (Walton Goggins) and Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn), who was revealed to be Rick’s real father, all dying in a shootout at the resort.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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