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
For players who love the stress of a nail-biting Mario Kart experience, Knockout Tour is the pinnacle of the concept.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Hurley has another competitive roster returning at UConn, and a hunger to get back to the sport’s pinnacle after winning back-to-back titles in ’23 and ’24, and taking the eventual champs down to the wire this past March.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Humans have merely stepwise crafted new languages and have never completely been willing to give a shot at crafting a language out of the blue that would essentially be the pinnacle of all feasible languages.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
His vision of a southern United States blasted by crime, poverty, and inequality has put him on Barack Obama’s reading list and at the pinnacle of contemporary southern noir.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Hurley has another competitive roster returning at UConn, and a hunger to get back to the sport’s pinnacle after winning back-to-back titles in ’23 and ’24, and taking the eventual champs down to the wire this past March.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Humans have merely stepwise crafted new languages and have never completely been willing to give a shot at crafting a language out of the blue that would essentially be the pinnacle of all feasible languages.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
His vision of a southern United States blasted by crime, poverty, and inequality has put him on Barack Obama’s reading list and at the pinnacle of contemporary southern noir.
—Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinnacle
Noun
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Over the course of a year, the true sun will move a distance in the sky equal to twice Earth’s tilt, or about 47 degrees (compared with the 90-degree angle from the horizon to the zenith, directly overhead).—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
5 June 2025
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The red giant star Arcturus can also be found shining high above the moon close to the zenith (the point in the sky directly above an observer) on the night of June 5, while Mars will be visible in the west as a red point of light close to the kingly star Regulus, in the constellation Leo.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Still, another factor should always rise to the top of the list: relationships.—
Shirin Ali,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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But the real secret lies in the tomato sauce that stripes the center and top of the loaf, which is spiked with red wine.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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Their presence is the culmination of a decade-long project under Schmetzer, the latest big game for a club well-accustomed to the spotlight.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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But the opening is the culmination of many more years, stretching back to Shi’s start in the hospitality space.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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For the past four years, a fleet of drone vessels has purposefully steered into the heart of hurricanes to gather information on a storm’s wind speeds, wave heights and, critically, the complex transfer of heat and moisture between the ocean and the air right above it.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.—
Jon Gambrell,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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Like in Mario Kart 8, executing a taunt (with the drift button) at the apex of a ramp will let players get a little speed boost.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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Menswear, particularly suited looks, for women reached an apex between 2024 and 2025.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
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“Pinnacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinnacle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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