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
Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Adolescence‘s awards hot streak could be heading for a big crescendo after the Netflix series dominated nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
The boos were deafening when the Miami Hurricanes ran onto the Enterprise Center floor for warmups before their NCAA Tournament opening game against Missouri late Friday night and reached a crescendo during player introductions.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
In recent weeks, furious Havana residents have signaled their displeasure with the outages in nightly crescendos of clanging pots and pans.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
For Rios, the 250th is not just about looking back at the country's founding, or even about the crescendo of July 4, 2026.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Adolescence‘s awards hot streak could be heading for a big crescendo after the Netflix series dominated nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
The boos were deafening when the Miami Hurricanes ran onto the Enterprise Center floor for warmups before their NCAA Tournament opening game against Missouri late Friday night and reached a crescendo during player introductions.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
In recent weeks, furious Havana residents have signaled their displeasure with the outages in nightly crescendos of clanging pots and pans.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendo
Noun
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Losing his grip Even with his career at its pinnacle and before his back became chronically balky, Woods found his way onto tabloid headlines.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Madison Square Park Tower represents the pinnacle of New York living.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Winds peak along the crest gusting as high as 60 mph and up to 35 to 45 mph along Highway 395.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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This round of upcoming heat will peak Wednesday, into Thursday.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Japanese consumer electronics company Maxell, known for its high-performance chromium metal cassettes during its 80s zenith, has now released a modern update to the portable cassette player.—
Shirl Leigh
April 06,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2026
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The book is the culmination of 15 years studying the American education system strengths and weaknesses.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins’ win was the culmination of a decade-long build by UCLA and head coach Cori Close, who have capitalized on this era of chaos in college sports to create a potential new women’s basketball power.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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With 13 customizable controls, 11-zone Chroma under-glow, and Gen-3 Optical Switches that are rated for 90 million clicks, this mouse will survive your climb to the top of the leaderboard.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lovejoy scored its final run on a Carson Branch homer to left field in the top of the sixth.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Noah Baumbach reached new heights with this bittersweet examination of a relationship in the aftermath of a breaking point.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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This building has a diameter of 80 feet and a height of 100 feet.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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That climax is sufficiently creepy.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Great white sharks were seen as apex predators, so many people struggled to see them as prey for orcas.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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That's more than 20% off the $118 price level hit in late March as the Iran war seemed to be near its apex.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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