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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
To house the underfloor battery, the EV now measures 1.3 inches (33 mm) longer overall, while the wheelbase has increased by 2.4 inches (61 mm), and the height has increased by 1.1 inches (28 mm).
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New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
Nestled in the hoodoo-ed peaks, stars ignite like forest fires
surging on the heights, red-hot beginning
named apocalypse.
—Julie Swarstad Johnson, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
The stand aside, this monitor has ample tilt, height, and swivel adjustments at the ready.
—PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2025
The structure of its web varies throughout the year, with changes in its angle, height above the ground, line density and magnetic orientation, all influenced by seasonal shifts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
Nestled in the hoodoo-ed peaks, stars ignite like forest fires
surging on the heights, red-hot beginning
named apocalypse.
—Julie Swarstad Johnson, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
The stand aside, this monitor has ample tilt, height, and swivel adjustments at the ready.
—PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2025
The structure of its web varies throughout the year, with changes in its angle, height above the ground, line density and magnetic orientation, all influenced by seasonal shifts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for height
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Dimash’s Parisian debut reached its zenith on November 5th, with an invitation to perform at a closed-door event hosted at the Élysée Palace, Dimash delivered a performance that seamlessly blended emotional depth and entertainment.—
SPIN Contributor,
SPIN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The era of Peak TV, characterized by an abundance of high-end fiction content, has reached its zenith.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Braves need to add some talent and depth at catcher with Murphy on the sidelines for the next few weeks.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The tables are marred with 30 years of holes of different sizes and depth drilled into the surface to accommodate different vehicle design builds.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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But, eventually, her blood pressure changes in response to elevation changes arrived at POTS, an acronym for a medical condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Like the dog, their bodies were decomposing with some mummification, a consequence of body type and climate in Santa Fe's especially dry air at an elevation of nearly 7,200 feet (2,200 meters).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ronald Reagan viewed America as a light on top of the hill, calling for the world to embrace democracy.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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That’s why the Maryland demand – coming in the midst of a swirl of legislative hostility and intense legal scrutiny – seems like a much bigger deal than the prior cease-and-desist letters.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Panthers are in the midst of a rare rough patch, having dropped three of their past four games, including blowing a third-period lead in two of those defeats.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally, family offices have long been seen as the pinnacle of private investment sophistication—highly sophisticated institutional level investors, dedicated to single or small groups of ultra-high-net-worth families to manage their fortunes across generations.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The hypocrisy of clutching pearls when whites committed 'cultural appropriation,' and then celebrating Black and Hispanic Founding Fathers is the pinnacle of absurdity!—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Other plans have called for a higher SALT deduction limit or raising the cap for taxpayers under a certain income threshold.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Now included in the legislation is a state task force on missing and murdered African American women, a limit on how much jails and prisons may charge inmates for phone calls and a measure allowing more exonerees to seek restitution from the state.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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This great volcano rises to an altitude of 4,500 feet.—
Martinique Tourism Authority,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The flight traveled southwest and made a slight right before turning left at a peak altitude of 1,650 feet, the report states.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Height.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/height. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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