mountaintop

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Recent Examples of mountaintop But the Knicks are no longer trying to reach the mountaintop. Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Abundant are the invitations of death and the surprise visits that follow, the firearms and fabrics pressed against skin, the clarity of sobriety and the joy of indulgence, all packaged in a way that feels like reaching the mountaintop. Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 Fog often blankets these mountaintop vineyards, and the salty scent of the Pacific hovers over the vines, imparting complex notes of the sea. Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Technical negotiations were continuing in the mountaintop resort of Bürgenstock after a first round of marathon talks between senior figures from both countries. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountaintop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaintop
Noun
  • Both countries have stepped up efforts to safeguard freedom of navigation and uphold international law in the strait, including hosting a summit with 51 other nations in April.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The French President hosted AI bosses at the G7 summit in June, and personally convinced SoftBank boss Masayoshi Son to invest tens of billions of dollars into AI data centers in the country.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • But decades before industrial America transformed global horology in the latter half of the 19th century, the Founding Fathers lived in a world where mechanical timekeeping represented the pinnacle of craftsmanship, technology, and taste.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Sirens, horns, and shouts to evacuate rang out in the West Bottoms and along Southwest Boulevard all morning, but the speed of the flooding still caught everyone off guard.
    Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • And then there was the guy laying on the car horn somewhere nearby — oh wait, that’s just Javier Ocampo, 43, and his collapsible vuvuzela.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026

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“Mountaintop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaintop. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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