apogean

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apogean
Adjective
  • The Last of Us tells the story of two survivors (Ramsey and Pedro Pascal) many years after the onset of an apocalyptic plague.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
  • For a movie about an apocalyptic clash of vampires and gangsters, Sinners has moments of unexpected jubilance, even rapture.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • However, the brilliant vocal hooks and arrangements on this album are what seal the deal for every climactic bridge and punchy chorus.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Many Millennial Star Wars fans also have the opportunity to introduce this climactic episode in the saga with their kids who are of-age to experience it.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With their flood of light and color, Yi Ming’s paintings have sold for high prices at charity auctions and have brought the artists invitations to design work for events both in China and abroad.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Israel has paid a high price to protect its citizens in its short 77-year history.
    Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
    Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Adjective
  • Revere never attempted to claim all the glory for that fateful night.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Sammie refuses and the three discuss that fateful night, with Sammie revealing that, before the horror began, that was the best day of his life.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s visit to the Great Lakes State, which proved crucial in his election victory last year, further spotlights the battleground that will also feature a contentious race for an open Senate seat next year to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2025
  • As episode three picks up in the aftermath, this expansion of Dina’s role begins to quietly reshape the story, positioning the character as a crucial anchor for Ellie’s journey moving forward and hinting at more deviations to come.
    Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Apogean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogean. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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