the height of
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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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This low vantage point allowed the Kodak cameras on board the Corona satellites to capture the highest-resolution images of Earth during the height of the Cold War.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The decision to step down marked the stunning decline of a governor who was once seen as a national symbol of crisis governance during the height of the pandemic.
—Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Before Trump took office, the funds were issued to improve California's water supply by raising the height of the dam at the San Luis Reservoir and constructing the Sites Reservoir, a project in Colusa County anticipated to cost billions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Hollywood Hideaway While a ski-in/ski-out hotel is the height of convenience, The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection (from $1,869) has crafted an experience that easily rivals slope side skiing.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The decision to step down marked the stunning decline of a governor who was once seen as a national symbol of crisis governance during the height of the pandemic.
—Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Before Trump took office, the funds were issued to improve California's water supply by raising the height of the dam at the San Luis Reservoir and constructing the Sites Reservoir, a project in Colusa County anticipated to cost billions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Hollywood Hideaway While a ski-in/ski-out hotel is the height of convenience, The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection (from $1,869) has crafted an experience that easily rivals slope side skiing.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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