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
Amie Parnes, The Hill, 13 June 2025
This summer, those fights reached another crescendo when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious parents can opt their public-school children out of reading books with LGBTQ+ themes.
—Rachel Wegner, USA Today, 11 July 2025
As the fury reached a crescendo and then petered out, Bartman himself remained entirely out of public view — no easy feat in the era of social media.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 9 July 2025
This sequel emerges in a different moment, when anxieties around our simultaneous reliance on, and unease with, digital connectivity and computing power are at a crescendo.
—Simon Parkin, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
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Verb
Amid the growing storm over the Trump administration’s response to protests of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, which hit a new crescendo Thursday when officials put Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in handcuffs, Newsom is doing what his party wants.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 13 June 2025
This summer, those fights reached another crescendo when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious parents can opt their public-school children out of reading books with LGBTQ+ themes.
—Rachel Wegner, USA Today, 11 July 2025
As the fury reached a crescendo and then petered out, Bartman himself remained entirely out of public view — no easy feat in the era of social media.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 9 July 2025
This sequel emerges in a different moment, when anxieties around our simultaneous reliance on, and unease with, digital connectivity and computing power are at a crescendo.
—Simon Parkin, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendo
Noun
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After two years of coming close, St. Joseph Academy reached the pinnacle last season.—
Rick Hoff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The pinnacle of these new features are two new drive modes: RAD Tuner and Kick Turn.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Viewership peaked at 76,700 concurrent viewers for MrBeast, with the stream drawing over 186,000 followers in 24 hours.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The United States in 2023 produced 578 million short tons of coal, less than half of the amount produced in 2008, when U.S. coal production peaked.—
Maydeen Merino,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The American Colonization Society (ACS), founded in 1819, reached its zenith of support by the 1850s.—
Time,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Already the pinnacle of luxury hospitality in Portofino, the Splendido has reopened after a multiyear renovation and upgrade — and there’s also an adjunct, five-suite villa that takes the grandeur of this upscale holiday playground to a new zenith.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The river is set to crest around 16.6 feet, which would exceed the record crest set just last August.—
Jade Walker 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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The river was expected to crest at 8.8 feet by the evening of Aug. 11, tying its record height set in 2008.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The culmination of the 2025 PGA Tour season is upon us, as the world's best golfers descend upon East Lake for the Tour Championship.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Carr said the ordinance, which the village has worked on for four to six weeks, is the culmination of over a year’s work on a larger village planning initiative that began in 2024, known as Tinley in Tune.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To assemble the cake, place one cake layer, right side up, on a serving plate and spread 3/4 cup frosting over the top.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Consider height as well as flower color when pairing bulbs.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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Along the Outer Banks, wave heights between 6 to 9 feet are possible.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The meal was episodic, patterned, refusing the very concept of climax in its devotion to the moment.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati Open finals open up the race to be world No. 1 on both tours The climax of the Cincinnati Open is set to shape, if not define, the race for world No. 1 on both the men’s and women’s tours.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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