as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
a new movie that some enthusiastic reviewers are already calling the summit of cinematic achievement
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Recent Examples of summits
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Two of the eight summits, on community and forestland, do not yet have assigned dates or locations.
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Lizzie Kane
june 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
The challenge, known as the National Three Peaks Challenge, involves climbing the highest summits in Scotland, England and Wales — Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, respectively — within 24 hours.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Sean Gallup/Getty The last time Russian and Ukrainian representatives met face to face was in February in the United Arab Emirates during trilateral summits mediated by the United States.
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Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
London Climate Action Week, now in its eighth year, was designed as a waypoint between COP conferences, and a place to elevate the work of entrepreneurs and organizers that can sometimes fall through the cracks at diplomatic summits.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
While struggling at home, Starmer has earned praise for his response to global conflicts, sometimes appearing more at home at international summits than when wrestling with the details of domestic policy.
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Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
And now that Orbán can no longer veto EU decisions — a tactic that increasingly defined his role at the bloc’s summits — Ukraine’s main obstacle to beginning the process of joining the EU has been taken off the table.
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Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
Investments in national security and defense have been a common theme at NATO summits, and this topic was a key point during the 2025 NATO Summit.
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Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Two of the eight summits, on community and forestland, do not yet have assigned dates or locations.
—
Lizzie Kane
june 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
The challenge, known as the National Three Peaks Challenge, involves climbing the highest summits in Scotland, England and Wales — Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, respectively — within 24 hours.
—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Sean Gallup/Getty The last time Russian and Ukrainian representatives met face to face was in February in the United Arab Emirates during trilateral summits mediated by the United States.
—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
London Climate Action Week, now in its eighth year, was designed as a waypoint between COP conferences, and a place to elevate the work of entrepreneurs and organizers that can sometimes fall through the cracks at diplomatic summits.
—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
While struggling at home, Starmer has earned praise for his response to global conflicts, sometimes appearing more at home at international summits than when wrestling with the details of domestic policy.
—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
And now that Orbán can no longer veto EU decisions — a tactic that increasingly defined his role at the bloc’s summits — Ukraine’s main obstacle to beginning the process of joining the EU has been taken off the table.
—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summits
Noun
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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.
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The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box.
Verb
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The trail to the summit ascends the mountain’s south ridge.
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An elevator ascends from the entrance vestibule to the main level, where an open living room flows into a dining area with a separate seating nook and fireplace.
Noun
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The campground offers hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing and fishing amid towering mountain peaks, alpine lakes and dense forest.
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
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As trading volume increases, profitability also scales upwards, regardless of which side wins.
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In its fifth and final season, The Bear scales back down to its fundamentals and delivers a satisfying farewell to one of the most electrifying television series of the past decade.
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The diversity of plant heights mimics what’s found in a forest and, as a bonus, offers better wildlife habitat.
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Still, the stock market continues to test new heights and is expected to tempt private equity owners and other investors to get out while the getting’s good.
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The star loves a striped moment, which is especially clear in her collection of tops and Oxfords.
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It’s also lightly lined and has a deep V-neck design that can remain hidden under different tops.
Noun
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Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
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Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
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