CRESCENDOED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

crescendoed

verb

past tense of crescendo

as in peaked

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Crowell’s version peaked in intensity at the bridge and then dropped in volume by the end; Schwarz beefed up the back end, keeping the energy at peak volume to the very finish.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Having probably peaked in late 2024, the sun is now thought to be on the wane, but as well as yet to be proven (there may be a double peak), the finest aurora displays often occur in the few years after solar maximum.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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Its arrival has intensified discussions over how the United States should respond to increasingly capable Chinese AI systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
And that uncertainty has ballooned into a crisis of its own, which has only intensified after a rapid series of announcements from the Food and Drug Administration.

— Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Definition of intensified

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The indictment alleged Cacioppo sent invoices to a Rockhurst University employee for demolition and asbestos abatement work that inflated costs or billed for work that was never done.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The homeownership rate rose 5 percentage points as the housing bubble inflated; 40 percent of mortgages issued at its height went to investment or vacation properties.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

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Investor concerns were also heightened by the strong stock market debut of Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies, some analysts say.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
The sweltering weather heightened worries about the survivors as rescuers braved the heat.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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