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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 heights can range from 2 to 8 feet and mature in 50-60 days.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
The hitmaker added some extra height with a pair of patent-leather black stilettos.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
After an unmedicated natural birth, Swingler had her skin-to-skin time with baby Parker before the nurses took her to measure her weight and height.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Rough-hewn reclaimed wood beams, varying door heights, and intentionally mismatched vintage hardware create an authenticity often lacking in new construction.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
The hitmaker added some extra height with a pair of patent-leather black stilettos.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
After an unmedicated natural birth, Swingler had her skin-to-skin time with baby Parker before the nurses took her to measure her weight and height.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Rough-hewn reclaimed wood beams, varying door heights, and intentionally mismatched vintage hardware create an authenticity often lacking in new construction.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kitamura’s actor, too, has achieved a kind of creative and professional zenith only after renouncing the prospect of such a home, and Xavier’s claim suddenly confronts her with the alternative reality of being a very different kind of character: a mother.—
Jordan Kisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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Simon Fisher-Becker, who reached a career zenith in the original Harry Potter film and Doctor Who on television, died on Sunday, March 9.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Instead of craving the highs, learn to appreciate the quiet depth of a love that grows over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Sacramento will be short on depth at the forward spots if Murray is ruled out along with LaRavia.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Areas of higher elevation, such as the mountain peaks and the Green River Basin, can be seen covered in snow.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The demanding Twin Palms circuit is a true driver’s circuit, featuring high-speed straights, tight technical sections and elevation changes.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Taking opportunities away from athletes as a potentially redundant competitive balance measure would be an odd hill for the NCAA to die on.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2025
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Europe is in the midst of its own radical transformation, singed and stunned by Trump's tariffs, constant insults, undermining NATO and siding with Russia over Ukraine.—
Axios,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Green, founding partner of G Squared Private Wealth, pointed to Walmart as a potential safe haven stock in the midst of the tariff tumult.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The golf tournament also runs alongside the NCAA Tournament Final Four starting Saturday, April 5 in San Antonio where all four No. 1 seeds won Elite Eight games to advance to college basketball’s pinnacle at the Final Four.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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With big briny flavors, blue cheese, and crushed olives with lemon, this is truly the pinnacle of appetizers and belongs next to any charcuterie board.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
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The plan would lift the debt limit To avoid a catastrophic financial default this summer, the Senate plan would raise the U.S. debt limit by $5 trillion.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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The House had boosted the debt limit by $4 trillion in its plan, but the Senate upped it to $5 trillion to push any further votes on the matter until after next year’s midterm elections.—
Time,
Time,
5 Apr. 2025
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Amazon discovered an abnormality with the drone’s altitude sensor, caused by dust in the air, that could have caused its system to produce an inaccurate reading of its position relative to the ground, the company said.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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Bolivian teams enjoy the home advantage of altitude, and those in the very north of the continent try to use tropical heat to tire out their opponents from the south of the continent.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Height.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/height. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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