heights

noun

plural of height
1
as in pinnacles
the highest part or point many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career

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2
as in depths
the most extreme or advanced point the student's defiant use of a cell phone during class was regarded by the professor as the height of insolence

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3
as in hills
an area of high ground Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea

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4
as in midsts
the most intense or characteristic phase of something at the very height of the storm, someone knocked on the door

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Recent Examples of heights The aluminum body is strong enough to withstand drops from average heights. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 With Andrew Louis at the helm once again, and a gripping narrative set against the vibrant cultural landscape of Madurai, season 2 takes the franchise to new heights. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 July 2026 With their swollen, flaring buttresses and soaring heights of 80 feet or more, the trees are awe-inspiring when reflected in the dark water. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 Follow the rule of three, varying object heights, and mixing textures while incorporating meaningful, cohesive decor. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2026 Wave heights are expected to be between 1 and 3 feet, with areas closer to shore seeing the lower height, Rizzuto said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 The Colombian singer has continued to define new heights for herself since winning Best New Artist at the Latin Grammys in 2018. — Jessi Roti, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026 Both Anderson and Rogers are undoubtedly very valuable players, but the reason their fees have hit such heights is as much to do with circumstance as talent. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The blaze has shown extreme fire behavior, including 200-foot (61-meter) flame heights and a pyrocumulus cloud that generated its own lightning, Kotek said. — ABC News, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heights
  1. pinnacles
  2. depths
  3. hills
  4. middles
  5. tops
  6. limits
  7. mounds
  8. peaks
Noun
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Robb is set to play Smith’s young partner in the film as the two detectives enter the depths of a supermax prison to solve a mysterious murder.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • Besides the currents and the depths, people can catch a foot between the rocks, snag their clothes on a branch or lose their balance on slippery algae.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of depths
Noun
  • Before New York became a sprawling metropolis, its rolling hills, deep valleys, and tidal salt marshes were part of a larger estuarine ecosystem that was home to countless flora and fauna.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Coskun captured another gorgeous scene of the moon rising over San Francisco on July 28, as the last of the day's sunlight kissed the tops of the surrounding hills, along with the tallest of the city's skyscrapers.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of hills
Noun
  • House flies are about 1/4 inch long with four dark stripes down their middles.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Point Loma’s middles dominated, with 6-foot-5 Trevor Rutt and 6-4 Waylon Lundeen taking advantage of the undersized Cardinals.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Definition of middles
Noun
  • Instead of hanging onto a closet full of cheap, rough pieces, I’m finally getting rid of them all — and making room for a collection of cotton dresses, tops, and skirts from Quince.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Fortunately, some of the season’s biggest runway trends—from bikini tops worn beyond the beach to silk headscarves and the return of capris—are finally in full swing, making now the perfect time to shake things up.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • The models serve different performance levels, so a direct comparison has limits.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Lifeguards advise people to stay out of the water unless they are experienced and know their limits.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of limits
Noun
  • Over the years, mounds, pottery shards and other relics of Native American settlements that once dotted the swamp have been discovered.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • In an effort to starve the Native Americans of the Great Plains, white settlers massacred many millions of North American buffalo between 1870 and 1890, piling the animals’ skulls into monstrous mounds reaching up to the sky.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of mounds
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  • In 2024, Purja became the fastest person to summit all 14 of the peaks without supplementary oxygen.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The Hunza Valley is located in northern Pakistan and draws travelers with dramatic mountain landscapes, turquoise lakes and picturesque villages set beneath towering Karakoram peaks.
    — Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of peaks

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