as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated
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The theater, declared a landmark in 1988, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 May 2026 -
Canyonlands National Park The desert landscape of Canyonlands National Park is marked with towering rock pinnacles, remote canyons, and Indigenous American rock paintings.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
28 Nov. 2025
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In seasons 14 and 15, the PAW Patrol is on a roll with adventures that take the pups from the prehistoric wilds of Dinosaur Island to the rock-climbing heights of Rescue Mountain.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Students at the University of Missouri in Columbia took the fad to record-setting new heights on March 5, 1974, when 600 or so naked folks ran past the historic columns on campus while a crowd of about 1,500 people cheered them on.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the summer, my mom loves to dress up her jeans with long, tunic tops and sleek sandals for a versatile, day-to-night outfit.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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From that moment, the check became more than just a lining—the print took various forms, applied to tops and bottoms, scarves, bags, and hats.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Both songs were inescapable at their respective peaks and received the loudest reactions of the night.—
Eden Dinneen,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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“Apogees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apogees. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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