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When at long last the volume drops from 11 and Mr. Preston reflects on his 10-year arc, the epilogue is a contemplative decrescendo of hard-won humility and gratitude. — Forrest Pritchard, WSJ, "‘The New Farm’ and ‘Fruitful Labor’ Reviews: Betting the Farm on Organic," 13 Apr. 2018 The extended decrescendo ending -- also sans vocals -- is as breathtaking as the build-up. — Zach Dionne, Billboard, "Childish Gambino's 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks," 11 Sep. 2017 In Iraq, the English word hello has become entrenched in the parting protocol, usually as a decrescendo—HELLO, — Nour Malas, WSJ, "Iraqis Don’t Know Why You Say Goodbye—They Prefer to Say Hello," 21 Mar. 2017 At a time when Silicon Valley has been forced to publicly grapple with issues of sexism, the decrescendo of Mayer’s tenure is doubly unfortunate; there are so few female leaders in tech, and Mayer was seen by many as a female leader where few exist. — Maya Kosoff, The Hive, "The Inevitable Death of the Marissa Mayer Dream," 13 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'decrescendo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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