peaking

present participle of peak

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Verb
  • The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the agency continues to investigate the extent of the damage, independent experts say the incident is a clear sign that the danger of proliferating orbital debris is only going to grow.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In the years following, Reddit came under intense scrutiny for child pornography, nude photos of celebrities, and conspiracy theories proliferating on the platform.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Historical police data shows arguments or fights escalating was a factor in about 29% of all homicides in the city since 2020.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Per Bloomberg, that paycheck includes bonuses, a $21,000-per-episode executive producer fee and an escalating $61,000-per-episode on-camera fee.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This move is part of an intensifying global competition for seabed resources, with nations like the United States also vying for control.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The state has also advanced in large-scale restoration through innovative mechanisms such as restoration concessions, while intensifying actions to combat deforestation and forest fires.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Peaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaking. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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