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as in zenith
the highest part or point
many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career
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as in depth
the most extreme or advanced point
the student's defiant use of a cell phone during class was regarded by the professor as the height of insolence
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as in hill
an area of high ground
Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea
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Recent Examples of height
The 17-year-old had heard about the skyline tours from friends but his mother is afraid of heights.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
With the tech contest between the two countries reaching new heights under the Trump administration, Newsweek spoke to industry leaders to establish how close the U.S. was to takeoff.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Don Draper is his own brand of sad dad: the ’60s family patriarch whose existential crisis sends him bouncing between absurd heights of self-confidence and heartbreaking lows of absolute fraudulence.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
At its height, the farm covered 500 acres in the town of Lumberland, about two-and-a-half hours northwest of New York City, in a hamlet on the banks of the Delaware River.
—Colette Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
With the tech contest between the two countries reaching new heights under the Trump administration, Newsweek spoke to industry leaders to establish how close the U.S. was to takeoff.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Don Draper is his own brand of sad dad: the ’60s family patriarch whose existential crisis sends him bouncing between absurd heights of self-confidence and heartbreaking lows of absolute fraudulence.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
At its height, the farm covered 500 acres in the town of Lumberland, about two-and-a-half hours northwest of New York City, in a hamlet on the banks of the Delaware River.
—Colette Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for height
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Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna applauds the fans (Alex Broadway/Getty Images) This would be the zenith, a crescendo of noise.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Bills and White agreed to terms Thursday on a one-year deal to bolster the depth of the cornerback room, a league source said.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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On a show celebrating food and the making of it, there may be no sadder sight than the remnants of potentially beautiful dishes seeping into the depths of a garbage can.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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A number of Pacific Northwest ski resorts, especially at higher elevations, could see 1-2 feet of new snow.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Once the train dropped them off, rescuers still had to hike almost a mile across the ridgeline in high winds and icy conditions above 5,000 feet of elevation, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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The spa has a similar indoor-outdoor feel: the yoga studio looks out onto greenery while hot and cold plunge pools come with a wide view of the hills.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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At the time, Washington was in the midst of a heated budget battle with the possibility that government workers would be furloughed and have their paychecks withheld.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Republican lawmakers, who are in the midst of the two-week Easter recess, have stayed largely quiet as the war of words between Trump and Powell has heated up.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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There were limits to even what a college graduate could do.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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There’s a 14-day maximum limit on stays, and a park entrance fee is required to enter Everglades National Park to access Flamingo Lodge and the restaurant.—
Mariette Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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It is reported that the rocket system ascended to an altitude of roughly 66 miles.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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At an altitude of about 45 miles, the crew capsule is then released to continue soaring out of the lower atmosphere on its own, while the reusable booster heads back down to Earth to land on a nearby pad.—
Jennifer Earl, Analisa Novak,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Height.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/height. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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