crescendos

variants also crescendoes or crescendi
plural of crescendo

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Noun
  • Audition is a slow burn, spending the better part of two hours setting up audiences for arguably one of the most graphic climaxes in horror history.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Joaquin Temes As Argentina's midterm electoral campaign reaches its second and third climaxes, the number of scandalous corruption accusations aimed at the highest echelons of national politics is surging.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The train operates year-round and has views of rugged peaks, alpine meadows, and the valley below.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That early connection means that when confusion peaks, a patient has someone already in place who knows their story, their team, and their next steps.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Peak storm surge heights could reach 7 to 11 feet above ground level, near and to the east of where the center of Melissa makes landfall.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Take your seasonal experience to new heights at The Lost Square rooftop, where Alpine Village is open from November 14, 2025, to January 25, 2026.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Selena Quintanilla is undoubtedly one of the pinnacles of Latin music.
    Evan Burke, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The jagged summit of Crestone Peak, Colorado’s seventh-highest mountain, looks like a camel’s back, with two rocky pinnacles jutting skyward from the Sangre de Cristo range.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
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