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crescendo

noun as in increase to climax

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Formed around a thudding, slow drum beat, the guitars build to a fully-formed crescendo of whirling tones and unrelenting bass hooks, similar to 1992's Cut.

From BBC

Ultimately, there will be no crescendo or endpoint for the hatred that Trump is selling; he will only get worse in the coming weeks.

From Salon

“None of us wants to see a war,” says Mr Xiang, as the music in the park reaches a crescendo and a nearby dancer elegantly spins his partner.

From BBC

“I will not compromise my principles,” he said over the weekend as calls for his impeachment came to a crescendo.

From BBC

All of this built to a hate-filled crescendo when Trump in December 2015 called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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