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
Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Morris’ vocal performance — from heartfelt whisper to inspirational crescendo — would stand miles apart from everyone else.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
The vibe of the evening is a slow crescendo, our chatter building to the point where three or four of us are simultaneously talking into our phones and thrusting them in front of one another, all with a remarkable sense of good cheer.
—Joe Ray, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Unlike Larraín’s last two films about famous women in history (Jackie, Spencer), support from Jolie’s peers just wasn’t there in the end; what should have been a crescendo to awards greatness instead ended with a soft whimper as the Academy shut out Jolie’s top-tier work.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In partnership with his actors, Leigh excavates and displays the most vulnerable emotions and experiences a person can have, his films slowly building to cathartic crescendos, with glimmers of hope and salvation shining through.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Morris’ vocal performance — from heartfelt whisper to inspirational crescendo — would stand miles apart from everyone else.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
The vibe of the evening is a slow crescendo, our chatter building to the point where three or four of us are simultaneously talking into our phones and thrusting them in front of one another, all with a remarkable sense of good cheer.
—Joe Ray, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Unlike Larraín’s last two films about famous women in history (Jackie, Spencer), support from Jolie’s peers just wasn’t there in the end; what should have been a crescendo to awards greatness instead ended with a soft whimper as the Academy shut out Jolie’s top-tier work.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendo
Noun
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In some ways, saber teeth represent an evolutionary pinnacle, the optimal design for a canine tooth to puncture prey, says Rayfield.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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For 2025, the VW Tiguan, which has been the company’s top selling model since it was redesigned in 2018 to align with the Atlas, serves as a pinnacle of all those ideas and then, takes them a step further with true luxury features and an even more elevated, refined style inside and out.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The duo’s popularity peaked in 2014, not long before the acrimonious split of the creative collaborators and romantic partners.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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Opioid prescriptions peaked in 2010 and decreased each year through 2015, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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John Ashton, the actor who reached a career zenith as detective John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop film franchise, died at his Fort Collins, Colorado home on Friday after a battle with cancer.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
29 Sep. 2024
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The best way to hold monoculars steady is to use two hands – one in front of the other – and use gravity when observing something at the zenith, allowing your eye socket to gently support their weight.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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However, even before the election of Trump, the DEI movement appeared to have crested.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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As a force-of-nature newcomer vying for a big-screen break, Margot Robbie is all frantic energy, while Brad Pitt deploys his star wattage to great effect playing a famous leading man just cresting the peak of his career and starting on the way down.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These closing arguments were the culmination of six years of litigation on the key question in the 9/11 case: Does torture matter in the pursuit of justice in the military commissions?—
Lisa Hajjar,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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The album was a culmination of years of hard work, intentional growth, and the trust SZA had built with her core fanbase.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Renato Moicano came up short in his attempt to unseat Islam Makhachev at the top of the UFC lightweight division at UFC 311, losing to the champ via first-round submission.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Deep Robotics In addition to launching itself over stuff in its path, the bot has a step height of 22 cm (8.6 in) and can lock its wheels to climb over anything higher (well, up to 80 cm/31.5 in anyway).—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
1 Feb. 2025
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Crypto has been through these crazes before (especially in 2017 and 2021) and has always bounced back to new heights.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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There was also the matter of replacing seemingly irreplaceable cast members, in particular Coolidge, whose departure served as the climax of Season 2.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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The climax is a horrendous German burning of a village, as striking for its visual imagery as for its agitated music.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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