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
Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
This nastiness has reached a crescendo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who crossed the border at age 16 to escape gang violence.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The laying to rest of the late pope was just one crescendo in what will be a weekslong series of events between the death of one pontiff and the naming of another that last happened two decades ago.
—Sam Gregg, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Stomp the gas and the flat-six crescendos while letting off releases a raspy symphony accompanied by percussive bangs and pops.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The city’s contemporary spirit reaches a crescendo each September with Contemporary Istanbul, the city’s flagship art fair.
—Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
This nastiness has reached a crescendo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who crossed the border at age 16 to escape gang violence.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The laying to rest of the late pope was just one crescendo in what will be a weekslong series of events between the death of one pontiff and the naming of another that last happened two decades ago.
—Sam Gregg, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Stomp the gas and the flat-six crescendos while letting off releases a raspy symphony accompanied by percussive bangs and pops.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendo
Noun
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Arches National Park is known for its colorful stone arches, pinnacles and balanced rocks.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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Most apropos is that the statue will be forged by fire, an analogy perfectly befitting Staley and her journey to this pinnacle.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Following his 2022 debut solo album, Jack in the Box, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, and his 2024 Hope on the Street, Vol. 1 EP that rose to No. 5 on the chart, j-hope has already released collaborations this year with stars including Miguel, Don Toliver and Pharrell Williams.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
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With floor-to-ceiling windows, the space is flooded with light, with the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral peaking out of the skyline.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The 2012 Olympics were Campbell’s zenith but an eight-year professional career brought a further 20 wins from 24 fights and lightweight world-title contests against Jorge Linares and Vasiliy Lomachenko.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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At that point Jupiter is just visible in the west, about 32 degrees above the horizon (this is about a third of the way up to the zenith).—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Coupes that live in the $100,000-plus bracket are never going to be big sellers, and while Lexus has managed to move more than a thousand of them each year, the beauty has only crested the 2,000 mark twice (2017 and 2021).—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
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The dress has a longer hemline, but note that depending on your height, the dress could either crest past the knee or just at.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And so for me, this was really a deep dive into the culmination of my career.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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For many, this represents the achievement of a lifelong goal—the culmination of years climbing the corporate ladder.—
Isabelita Castilho,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Family Firms Lead, Still Family enterprises are quietly outpacing their public peers in gender diversity at the top.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Patricia was looking forward to her mother climbing to the top of the 750-foot Diamond Head, but her then-72-year-old mom felt daunted by the challenging ascent and opted to stay at the base.—
Maquita Peters,
NPR,
11 May 2025
Noun
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To prevent the display from looking boring, create visual contrast through elements other than color—just varying the height, size, shape, and texture of the objects will create an eye-catching vignette. 3.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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Yet arguably his greatest achievement was to raise the bar of the entire Premier League, pushing rivals like Manchester City to new heights in order for Pep Guardiola’s men to finish above Liverpool.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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And there’s an undulation that resembles a female orgasm that steps away from this 1-2-3, punch of the climax and a sigh of relief in the last five minutes, and the movie’s over.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Much of this narrative climax rests on the idea that Tesfaye’s toxicity is common knowledge — though what that means in literal terms goes unacknowledged.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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