Crescendo
End
End noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: the war wasn't yet over, but we were definitely at the beginning of the end
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Black Emperor don't really end as much as disintegrate; once the crescendo of the song has been reached, the band will prolong the aftermath in ambiance or noise for minutes on end.
Source: Ending Fatigue - CSI loves using this one, with a crescendo of ominous music at the end of an act being chopped off dramatically by a Hard Cut to black.
Source: Sting - The entire piece is a triumphant fanfare building to a crescendo, until the music utterly deflates at the very end as the hero's sacrifice turns out to be in vain.
Source: Letting the Air Out of the Band
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End and Crescendo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crescendo/end
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End or Crescendo. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crescendo/end.
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