crest
noun
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
have crested
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present perfectof crest.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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However, their struggles amid stubborn economic headwinds suggest the wave may have crested.
From Reuters ● Dec. 22, 2022
Dr. Nancy Gin, regional medical director of quality and clinical analysis at Kaiser Permanente Southern California, said Friday that cases of respiratory syncytial virus among young children seem to have crested in the previous weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
In a Tuesday news briefing, King County and Seattle public health officer Dr. Jeff Duchin said the wave of the BA.5 variant appears to have crested in the county.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
While that wave appears to have crested, according to the Census Bureau, corporate registrations remain above prepandemic levels.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
The stock has been battered amid missteps such as a clumsy implementation of expanded women’s sizes at the company’s Old Navy chain, which caused inventory levels to swell just as demand may have crested.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2022
