crescendoes

present tense third-person singular of crescendo

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Verb
  • Trump has been unable to follow through on his promises to apply economic sanctions as Putin intensifies his attacks on civilians in Ukraine, Boyechko added.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The decision to strip away all context intensifies its emotional weight, transforming silence into an overwhelming presence.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That determination is sent back to the device, which inflates or deflates balloons with air to assist in raising or lowering the arm.
    Mack DeGeurin Aug 21, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Crescendoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendoes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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