1
as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar for best picture
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as in ridge
the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge
the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder
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as in to peak
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Recent Examples of crest
Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 July 2025
Some Kentucky rivers have already begun to crest, but many are expected to rise to their highest levels starting Monday.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 9 July 2025
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque said early data placed the river's crest at 20.24 feet on Tuesday afternoon, which would break the record of 15.86 feet that was set on July 20, 2024.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 9 July 2025
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Noun
The Guadalupe River had crested at Kerrville and Comfort by Friday evening, but other parts of the river downstream weren’t forecast to crest until Saturday morning.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 July 2025
Some Kentucky rivers have already begun to crest, but many are expected to rise to their highest levels starting Monday.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
Two hours later, NWS Albuquerque advised that Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood, N.M., had reached a provisional crest of 20.24 feet while the flash flooding was occurring.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 9 July 2025
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque said early data placed the river's crest at 20.24 feet on Tuesday afternoon, which would break the record of 15.86 feet that was set on July 20, 2024.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crest
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However, instead of reaching their professional pinnacle of success, many of them have accrued 47% of the nation’s outstanding student loan debt.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The experience gets even better with a group of friends, and reaches its pinnacle in the Florida Keys, where personal watercraft, thanks to their swiftness, agility, and minimal draft, are ideal vessels to explore the pristine, and often shallow waters.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
12 July 2025
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The subtropical ridge of high pressure, which brought extreme heat to the Midwest and southeastern United States last week, will shift westward and intensify by midweek.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Steer clear of open fields, hilltops, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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By March, the month sightings peaked the year before, there were only about half the number of reports for spinning fish and less than a dozen dead sawfish.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
19 July 2025
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However, cases typically peak during late summer and early fall, when mosquito populations reach their highest levels.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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That sense of positivity was further built during Euro qualifying earlier this year, as Italy finished top of their group ahead of the Netherlands, who won the competition in 2017.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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As luck had it, there was room in the script for a new character and Bad Bunny was top of mind.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
22 July 2025
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Since then, between July 17 and July 20, comments targeting Obama have surged on Truth Social, Gab and Telegram, the researchers found.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Kohl's stock surged to nearly $20 per share before falling back down, demonstrating the volatility driven by short selling and speculation.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Some shows in the U.S. later in the year might be about the zenith of anything that anybody ever imagined really.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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More than 100 years after the Italian composer reached the zenith of his theatrical powers, Puccini still pries open the human heart with his intense — and intensely orchestrated — music.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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That said, every year that goes by, their anxiety reaches new heights.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Baumgartner helped popularize the extreme sport of BASE jumping, parachuting from heights both natural and man-made including the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Empire State Building in New York City.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 July 2025
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These few minutes with the whale sharks are the culmination of a year’s planning, a gigantic logistical effort to shadow a giant.—
Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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The case was the culmination of a 16-year fight by an Idaho couple who sought only to build a home on their own property.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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“Crest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crest. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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