crescendoing

verb

present participle of crescendo
as in peaking

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  1. intensifying
  2. inflating
  3. heightening
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  • The fall was mainly due to worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition denting sentiment.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • An intensifying area of low pressure tracking through Canada will drag a strong cold front across our region Friday.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • Kellermeyer is one of a number of companies referenced in lawsuits filed in recent months that accuse funds managed by some of Wall Street’s biggest names of inflating their marks, often to increase their own payouts.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This confirms a scenario previously suggested by JPMorgan analysts regarding inflating the debt away.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inflating
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  • Telecom providers — SpaceX moved to boost its Starlink Mobile service , heightening competition concerns around legacy telecom carriers.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories Of course, the Kings have long had a keen eye for distilling and (just barely) heightening the absurdities of modern life.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of heightening
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“Crescendoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendoing. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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