crescendo
Example Sentences
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When the Luce was first announced in 2021, enthusiasm around EVs was reaching a crescendo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
By this time, the clamour to stop playing Suryavanshi at the age-group level, even against players five years older than him, had reached a crescendo.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The troubles reached a crescendo during the live finale when a distraught Tran revealed that the man she had chosen as her husband-to-be, Devin Strader, had ended their engagement a month before the broadcast.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
That could mean investors are in for more pain ahead, as major selloffs typically reach their crescendo as the volatility gauge peaks.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
The music in the hall rose to a crescendo, the beat of drums and the whine of the nadhaswaram so loud, we could catch the sound.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
Vocabulary lists containing crescendo
"Bonne Annee," Vocabulary from the personal essay
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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"The First Day of School," Vocabulary from the short story
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