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as in pinnacles
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 ridges
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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Recent Examples of crests
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The home goalkeeper kit that David Raya will wear is grey with black Arsenal and Adidas crests and stripes.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 15 May 2026
In Nunda, officials continue to call for more volunteers to distribute sandbags to help residents build floodwalls before the river crests.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The highest crests of Shackleton’s rim offer the advantage of near-continuous sunlight, providing a lander or future Moon base a stable source of solar power right next to a crater floor in eternal shadow, where temperatures are cold enough to preserve ancient ice deposits.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
There are four elegant crests to choose from in six colors.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Those designs were originally religious images, family crests and galloping horses, but later became floral patterns, snowflakes and abstract geometric patterns, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The logo was created in the style of Japanese family crests, with quatrefoils embellishments and stylized flowers.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
While some of the paintings were directly paid for by the city, most were paid for by prominent Lucerne families whose names and crests are still visible along the bottom of the artworks.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
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There’s no shortage of other dramatic crests, among them a climactic shoot-out in a cornfield that’s a model of steadily mounting suspense.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The home goalkeeper kit that David Raya will wear is grey with black Arsenal and Adidas crests and stripes.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 15 May 2026
In Nunda, officials continue to call for more volunteers to distribute sandbags to help residents build floodwalls before the river crests.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The highest crests of Shackleton’s rim offer the advantage of near-continuous sunlight, providing a lander or future Moon base a stable source of solar power right next to a crater floor in eternal shadow, where temperatures are cold enough to preserve ancient ice deposits.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
There are four elegant crests to choose from in six colors.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Those designs were originally religious images, family crests and galloping horses, but later became floral patterns, snowflakes and abstract geometric patterns, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The logo was created in the style of Japanese family crests, with quatrefoils embellishments and stylized flowers.
—Brandon Kaipo Moningka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
While some of the paintings were directly paid for by the city, most were paid for by prominent Lucerne families whose names and crests are still visible along the bottom of the artworks.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crests
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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
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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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Tucked away in south-central Washington, about 145 miles southeast of Seattle, the Yakima Valley stretches across fertile farmland framed by rolling hills, basalt ridges, and the winding Yakima River.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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The big rolling grassy landscapes, the dark ridges of pine and starry nights—these are all reasons why Wind Cave National Park remains one of my happy places.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
14 May 2026
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Buyer demand typically peaks right before Memorial Day, but the peak time depends on your local market.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
20 Apr. 2026
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And luckily for me, Quince is secretly stocked with linen tops, dresses, skirts, and more, starting at just $32.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Jennifer Garner’s go-to sneaker brand is included in the sale too, with 25 percent discounts on all Brooks running tops and 30 percent off all bras from the brand.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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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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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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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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Using them lets the driver maximize engine power under varying driving conditions, such as accelerating in a straight line or blasting between apexes at a track or on a twisty road.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Crests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crests. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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