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
George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
This Sunday is the fifth anniversary of that crescendo of fear in the market, marking the low of a violent V-bottom that launched stocks to a 100% gain over the next 22 months.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Snow White even innovated the classic Disney strategy of keeping the hero’s hands clean by having the villain die accidentally, falling from a great height in the middle of a crescendo of evil laughter.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The crescendo came when Trump’s super PAC decided to go up with a television advertisement seizing on DeSantis’ eating habits, using a story that during a 2019 flight, DeSantis had downed pudding with his bare hands.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna applauds the fans (Alex Broadway/Getty Images)
This would be the zenith, a crescendo of noise.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
This Sunday is the fifth anniversary of that crescendo of fear in the market, marking the low of a violent V-bottom that launched stocks to a 100% gain over the next 22 months.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Snow White even innovated the classic Disney strategy of keeping the hero’s hands clean by having the villain die accidentally, falling from a great height in the middle of a crescendo of evil laughter.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The crescendo came when Trump’s super PAC decided to go up with a television advertisement seizing on DeSantis’ eating habits, using a story that during a 2019 flight, DeSantis had downed pudding with his bare hands.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendo
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The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The number of drugs in shortage peaked at 323 during the first three months of 2024, but dropped to 270 as of March, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The singer's crossover to the genre fared well, with the record debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and peaking at No. 4 in Top Album Sales.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna applauds the fans (Alex Broadway/Getty Images) This would be the zenith, a crescendo of noise.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Contemporary Native designers are cresting everything from suiting and gowns to streetwear and even athletic wear.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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Mudslides and cresting rivers there destroyed around 2,300 structures.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s case was the culmination of five years of legal wrangling.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If desired, turn oven to broil and broil until top is evenly browned in spots, about 2 minutes.—
Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Laying out the bill at the top of the debate, Rep. Brad Buckley, a Salado Republican and the bill’s House sponsor, said the legislation empowers parents to choose the educational path that best fits their child’s need.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Data was collected on the participants' eating and lifestyle habits, blood pressure, medical history, and height and weight.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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To see the ceremony from this height was to see how little the Vatican changes.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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The attractions, diversions, and climaxes just keep on coming: cortisol, dopamine, cortisol, dopamine, boom-boom-boom.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Even with the most amateur performers, audiences can hear and feel the overtures and climaxes.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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