crescendoed

Definition of crescendoednext
past tense of crescendo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescendoed
Verb
  • Crowell’s version peaked in intensity at the bridge and then dropped in volume by the end; Schwarz beefed up the back end, keeping the energy at peak volume to the very finish.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Having probably peaked in late 2024, the sun is now thought to be on the wane, but as well as yet to be proven (there may be a double peak), the finest aurora displays often occur in the few years after solar maximum.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Their experience is raw material, and, for crew members, the passion and memories attached to this raw material are intensified by relations of class and power.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The federal government intensified efforts to expand family detention indefinitely by motioning to terminate a cornerstone policy ensuring the protection of immigrant children in federal custody.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Boxing scenes in movies, other than in a handful of classics, tend to start to look all the same, a mishmash of beads of sweat and blood and jowels distended, all fists flying and battering as two men catapult and careen across the ring.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
  • My stomach wasn't distended anymore.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Others demand inflated rents and deposits that few can afford.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Cox expects gas prices will need to be inflated for six months or more for any notable increase in consumer buying habits for EVs, officials said during a call on March 25.
    Sam Meredith,Michael Wayland, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The incident comes after a string of similar nighttime attacks in Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands that have heightened concerns over antisemitism in the wake of the war in the Middle East.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The change — included in contract revisions the City Commission approved in February — is the latest example of the city bending on its requirements to move the project forward as the anticipation around the stadium heightened.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Crescendoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescendoed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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