crescendoing

verb

present participle of crescendo
as in peaking

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  1. intensifying
  2. inflating
  3. heightening
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  • Yet research carried out by The Athletic shows the trend is rapidly intensifying.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As protests against the dismissal of Ukraine’s young reformist defense minister spread out across its major cities, Moscow has been intensifying its rocket blitzes.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensifying
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  • This goes way beyond the fact Trump is the only president found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and liable for fraudulently inflating the value of his assets to defraud banks and insurers.
    — Max Taves, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some argued that institutional investors were pushing owner-occupants out of the market and inflating home prices.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of inflating
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  • Gradually, the story’s impact started to affect Eckert, with every passing day heightening the scrutiny.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Today, the moon continues its journey through its domicile, Cancer, heightening everything from our intuition to our innermost feelings — memories from the past and emotional sensitivities are no exception.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of heightening
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“Crescendoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendoing. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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