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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Just a few years later in 1990, the Ford Explorer rolled off the line at LAP, and the plant would assemble this SUV and enjoy success for the next decade with sales peaking at 445,157 in 2000.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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Unsheltered homelessness peaked at 5,029 people in 2022 before declining to 4,076 in 2024.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
12 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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Next year will mark the culmination of its Jubilee Year celebrations, and through January, the city will continue to host pilgrimage events, public art installations, and expanded museum programming.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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Where to Eat Food in Argentina’s northwest is hearty, and a culmination of Andean and indigenous influences.—
Carola Fresno,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tennessee ranks toward the top of the list for approval ratings at 60%, along with West Virginia at 59%.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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And just this year, housing affordability and homelessness prevention rose to the top of the legislative agenda in both chambers.—
Adriana Negron,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Before the rain began, the Milwaukee River height was about 2 1/2 feet.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The maximum height of this new building would be 100 feet, but where The Boca Raton is zoned only allows for buildings as tall as 85 feet.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There too at the show’s climax was Barkan, pulling her top down all the way this time and giving her torso a vigorous shake.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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There are high-speed action and emotional twists and turns in the climax.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Crescendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendo. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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