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
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Jin’s crescendo of bitterness had reached its peak and found a white-hot fury.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 May 2025
Understandable, perhaps, given that games against Ipswich and Palace were the relatively bland fillers between their Champions League crescendos against Real Madrid (quarter-final) and Paris Saint-Germain (semi-final).
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite a stern warning from school authorities, a crescendo of boos were heard Wednesday at Columbia University's campus, as acting President Claire Shipman acknowledged the absence of their graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during her commencement address.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 21 May 2025
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Noun
The 2025 Minnesota state softball tournament will open with a similar feel to past editions, but end with more of a grand crescendo.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Jin’s crescendo of bitterness had reached its peak and found a white-hot fury.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 May 2025
Understandable, perhaps, given that games against Ipswich and Palace were the relatively bland fillers between their Champions League crescendos against Real Madrid (quarter-final) and Paris Saint-Germain (semi-final).
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite a stern warning from school authorities, a crescendo of boos were heard Wednesday at Columbia University's campus, as acting President Claire Shipman acknowledged the absence of their graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during her commencement address.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendo
Noun
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As far back as a decade ago, when Villeneuve was on the promotion trail for Sicario, the Canadian said that action is art — and Bond is the very pinnacle of the genre.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Whether your passion is for Oregon’s superlative Pinot noir or California’s world-class Bordeaux blends, these wines are truly at the pinnacle of American winemaking.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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More than 20 people were killed in a suicide bombing at Mar Elias Church in Damascus as the Israel-Iran conflict peaked.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Wearing Doc Martens and black suits with tattoos peaking out, Joel and Benji Madden, bassist Paul Thomas, and guitarist Billy Martin brought their pop-punk attitude to the swanky space and delivered high-energy versions of their 2000s hits for Sofia Richie’s wedding afterparty.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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For such a humanist filmmaker, Boyle reached his zenith by pondering us at our lowest point.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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The band had reached its zenith, with Beatlemania-size crowds greeting them in Australia and Canada, and significant success cracking the American market.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
Verb
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In the midst of a national recession, with inflation and unemployment cresting above 10 percent, the bill for a decade of wishful economics and willful mismanagement on the part of New York’s political establishment was inexorably coming due.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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The national average crested above $2 per pound for fresh, whole chicken for the first time last year and hit a record high of $2.08 in November.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Harvard alleged the revocation was the culmination of a retaliatory campaign by the Trump administration on academic freedom at Harvard.—
Alexandra Koch , Bill Mears,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Washington said that was the culmination of a day in which Enright and the Angels were frustrated with Ortiz.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Once the grill top gets nice and hot, use your now-clean brush to make one more pass across the grates.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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At the top of that class is the Flower Pot Fountain, which sends leaf- or flower-like clusters of sparks sprouting in different directions.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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Turmoil continues to roil the Middle East in a 12-day conflict that reached new heights June 21 after President Donald Trump authorized a series of U.S. missile strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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With production reaching new heights, quality control will become harder to manage and more important.—
Bill Rokos,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Game 5s are the beginning of the climax in a close series.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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This is the literal last day of the shoot, which also unfortunately is the climax of Episode 10.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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