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as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
it took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off
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Recent Examples of highs
Gonzalez had 18 points and 18 rebounds, both career highs, along with four steals, five blocks and two assists in a 51-37 win over International/Aerospace/Bloomfield Friday.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Record daily highs are possible on Monday, from 74 degrees in Nebraska to 65 degrees in Atlanta, while in Texas, temperatures will jump to the 80s.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
Yesterday, the highs were high and the lows were lows.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Forecasters said Monday would be the last warm day of the pattern, with highs around 10 degrees above normal.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Playlists of 10-year-old songs are surging, and Google searches for the year's aesthetic are at all-time highs.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
There is good news on the horizon, as temperatures are expected to surge to the mid-40s on Tuesday for highs.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
With the metal hitting record highs, Tait admitted that predicting exact figures is futile.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The art market, in whiplash fashion, experienced pupil-dilating highs just after the pandemic, a lethargic two-year slump, then a sudden multi-billion-dollar rebound in the fall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Record daily highs are possible on Monday, from 74 degrees in Nebraska to 65 degrees in Atlanta, while in Texas, temperatures will jump to the 80s.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
Yesterday, the highs were high and the lows were lows.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Forecasters said Monday would be the last warm day of the pattern, with highs around 10 degrees above normal.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Playlists of 10-year-old songs are surging, and Google searches for the year's aesthetic are at all-time highs.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
There is good news on the horizon, as temperatures are expected to surge to the mid-40s on Tuesday for highs.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
With the metal hitting record highs, Tait admitted that predicting exact figures is futile.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The art market, in whiplash fashion, experienced pupil-dilating highs just after the pandemic, a lethargic two-year slump, then a sudden multi-billion-dollar rebound in the fall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highs
Noun
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Will the blue skies and calm seas hold?—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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The weather this week looks ideal, with sunny to modestly sunny skies each day, temperatures in the mid-70s to low 80s.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shot by Will Warr, the video showed the princess with Prince William and their three children, George, Charlotte, and Louis, in the woods of Norfolk, celebrating everyday joys and moments of happiness.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
5 Feb. 2026
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Before the attack, Williams had been enjoying all the joys of motherhood.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For all the technical complexity, there are also unique pleasures to directing the Muppets.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Clive Barker's adaptation of his own novella, The Hellbound Heart, introduced us to one of the scariest cinematic baddies, Pinhead, leader of a group of sadomasochistic demonic beings who are summoned by humans either accidentally or in pursuit of pleasures of their own.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Today’s Mercury-Uranus square energizes your money zone and your 5th House of Temptations, pinging you back and forth between budget plans and spontaneous delights.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Lushly photographed and boosted by a few killer tracks, Daisy Jones & the Six delivers the lurid delights and downfalls of a satisfying behind-the-music tale.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Highs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highs. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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