variants
also crescendoes
or crescendi
as in heights
the highest part or point
excitement in the auditorium slowly built up and reached its crescendo when the star walked on stage
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Recent Examples of crescendos
To date, astronomers have managed to detect about 300 such mergers via their associated crescendos of gravitational waves.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
These musical crescendos are practically chapter titles, offering opportunities for sobering reflection.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
After the best of the album’s crescendos, Ellis strips everything away again, pining for a character named Annie.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2025
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
These musical crescendos are practically chapter titles, offering opportunities for sobering reflection.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
After the best of the album’s crescendos, Ellis strips everything away again, pining for a character named Annie.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendos
Noun
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Lindsay Lohan took this season’s fresh-off-the runway styles to new heights in a photoshoot shot 60 floors up on one of the most famous helipads in the world.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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Layering plants with different heights and flower colors makes planters look more complex.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Our destination was a cluster of coral pinnacles called Rib Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef’s outer edge.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Choose those with bright green tops and firm white bulbs with white roots.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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What do carrot tops taste like?—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Gorgeous peaks dot the landscape, each one with a seemingly endless number of ski runs.—
Brent Rose,
Outside,
28 Feb. 2026
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Kicking Horse Ski Resort Kicking Horse Ski Resort, an hour west of Lake Louise, is known for its steep terrain, gigantic chutes, jagged Rocky Mountain peaks, and fluffy dry snow.—
Jonny Bierman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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The band has never sounded this melodic before; Wroth in particular brings a constant dynamism to his guitar solos, often layering two and reaching climaxes that refuse to collapse into just a flurry of notes, building off Phantom Slaughter’s keyboard melodies with a real sense of drama.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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There was plenty of raw energy in climaxes, sometimes too much for so supportive and reinforcing an acoustic as the Meyerson Symphony Center’s.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crescendos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendos. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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