crescendoed

past tense of crescendo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendoed
Verb
  • The stock market endured its worst day of the year this week and fears of a recession have intensified.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • That fear — which initially arose after at least six staff members developed breast cancer from 2013 to 2022 — has only intensified after a beloved teacher died last fall and another at Warren Hills Elementary was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Prepare for the world’s biggest bounce house to be inflated in the Sacramento area this weekend.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Its workers routinely inflated the results to scare their bosses.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Crescendoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendoed. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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