high point
noun
: the best time or stage of something
Our trip to the museum was the high point of our vacation.
the high point of her career
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Chet Holmgren scored 21 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had a season-high point total to rout the Utah Jazz 146-111 on Sunday night.
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
That includes the Medora Musical, a nightly patriotic revue that is the high point of the visitor experience.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
After the boom, prices stabilized at that high point or decreased only slightly, hence the lack of triple-digit returns.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Almost two hours after liftoff, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage engine fired again, this time for about 18 minutes, raising the high point, or apogee, of the orbit to 43,760 miles — higher than any astronauts have flown since the final Apollo moon mission in 1972.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
That includes the Medora Musical, a nightly patriotic revue that is the high point of the visitor experience.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
After the boom, prices stabilized at that high point or decreased only slightly, hence the lack of triple-digit returns.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Almost two hours after liftoff, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage engine fired again, this time for about 18 minutes, raising the high point, or apogee, of the orbit to 43,760 miles — higher than any astronauts have flown since the final Apollo moon mission in 1972.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“High Point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/High%20Point. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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High Point
geographical name
city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro population 104,371
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