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  • noun Plural form of crescendo.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crescendo.

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Examples

  • The best part of making out to "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin is that 90\% of the work is done for us by a dead Jewish composer who was extraordinarily gifted at employing the musical power of "crescendoes" and "building up to a sonic climax".

    NOGOODFORME.COM 2008

  • The best part of making out to "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin is that 90\% of the work is done for us by a dead Jewish composer who was extraordinarily gifted at employing the musical power of "crescendoes" and "building up to a sonic climax".

    NOGOODFORME.COM 2008

  • The best part of making out to "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin is that 90\% of the work is done for us by a dead Jewish composer who was extraordinarily gifted at employing the musical power of "crescendoes" and "building up to a sonic climax".

    NOGOODFORME.COM 2008

  • The best part of making out to "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin is that 90\% of the work is done for us by a dead Jewish composer who was extraordinarily gifted at employing the musical power of "crescendoes" and "building up to a sonic climax".

    NOGOODFORME.COM 2008

  • MTV, once upon a time known for Music Television, though currently it is a reality tv only affair that crescendoes into "Girls Gone Wild" type of Spring Break extravaganza.

    MTV Making a Positive Contribution xtra 2007

  • That scene in Silence of the Lambs when a freed Lecter begins joyfully filleting his prison guard, a smile spreading over his blood-caked lips while an opera crescendoes in the background?

    And The Monster Need Food So The Monster Eat You | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • Onstage at Bonnaroo, songs that began as gently strummed or picked folk-rock sprouted episodes of noise – frenetic electric-guitar tremolos, two-fisted keyboard pummeling, volcanic drum crescendoes – even in older songs like “Via Chicago,” which had three giant eruptions while Jeff Tweedy kept singing its modest melody.

    Bonnaroo: Wilco Gets Noisy - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • Onstage at Bonnaroo, songs that began as gently strummed or picked folk-rock sprouted episodes of noise – frenetic electric-guitar tremolos, two-fisted keyboard pummeling, volcanic drum crescendoes – even in older songs like “Via Chicago,” which had three giant eruptions while Jeff Tweedy kept singing its modest melody.

    Bonnaroo: Wilco Gets Noisy - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • MTV, once upon a time known for Music Television, though currently it is a reality tv only affair that crescendoes into "Girls Gone Wild" type of Spring Break extravaganza.

    Archive 2007-10-01 xtra 2007

  • Enemy and item placements throughout the levels are not predetermined - instead they are created procedurally based on how the team is faring, with the AI generating unique lulls and crescendoes for each playthrough.

    Left 4 Dead Greg Tannahill 2008

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