as in zenith
the highest part or point
a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success
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Recent Examples of pinnacle
The company has touted the vehicles as being the pinnacle for the automaker’s profitable growth in lower-margin, entry-level vehicles.
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
And speaking of monologues, Carrie Coon’s surprising final sentiment has to be one of the finale’s pinnacles.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
And speaking of monologues, Carrie Coon’s surprising final sentiment has to be one of the finale’s pinnacles.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinnacle
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At that point Jupiter is just visible in the west, about 32 degrees above the horizon (this is about a third of the way up to the zenith).—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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All told, the other top candidates who could be elevated to the zenith of the Catholic Church are four Italians, one Spanish, one French, one Ghanaian and one Maltese.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Laying out the bill at the top of the debate, Rep. Brad Buckley, a Salado Republican and the bill’s House sponsor, said the legislation empowers parents to choose the educational path that best fits their child’s need.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Economic news Consumer sentiment was at the lowest since 2022, which marked the peak of the post-pandemic inflation spike, in the second April reading from the University of Michigan.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Consumer sentiment nosedived in April to the lowest level since the peak of the postpandemic inflation surge as President Trump’s trade battles shake the global economy.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s case was the culmination of five years of legal wrangling.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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To see the ceremony from this height was to see how little the Vatican changes.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Data was collected on the participants' eating and lifestyle habits, blood pressure, medical history, and height and weight.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This was possible because of a specific set of circumstances—secure bases, technological superiority, command of the air and the seas—which allowed for a style of unhurried killing that reached its apex with drone strikes.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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But that momentum will reach its apex on April 25 with the launch of her debut album, Why Not More?—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Pinnacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinnacle. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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