copestone

noun

Definition of copestonenext
as in high-water mark

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  1. high-water mark
  2. coup de grace
  3. top
  4. pinnacle
  5. summit
  6. grand finale
  7. peak
  8. apex
Noun
  • In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months.
    Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
Definition of high-water mark
Noun
  • Swift, in particular, likes to pair oversized Chiefs merch with miniskirts and loafers, and finishes her look off with a signature red lipstick, the coup de grace of Kansas City football representation, in our opinion.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The campaign’s coup de grace was a 270-inflatable dragon coiled around the Empire State Building.
    Todd Longwell, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of coup de grace
Noun
  • By the time that showdown in Montjuic comes around, bitter rival Real Madrid could be a single point clear at the top of the La Liga table after previously trailing Barca by as many as six.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In the photo, Gomez, wearing a fuzzy fashion-Yeti top, appears to be admiring her new engagement ring but said nothing about the fast food merch beside her.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of top
Noun
  • These expressions represent the pinnacle of The Glen Grant's craftsmanship and testify to the distillery's commitment to quality.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The 20th century had seen pure abstraction claimed as visual art’s pinnacle.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of pinnacle
Noun
  • With a win against Rayo, Madrid can go top by a point at the La Liga summit before FC Barcelona hosts Leganes late on Sunday evening in Spain.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • And he’s challenged his first-year AHL bench boss to be something of a groupthink buster at the summit, to bring in some fresh ideas and lean into his outsider perspective to inform the conversation.
    Jimmy Durkin, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of summit
Noun
  • His arrival marked the parade’s grand finale under a flurry of white, snow-like confetti. Yuki Iwamura / AP Claudia Hernández Claudia Hernández is a photo editor for NBC News.
    Claudia Hernández, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Read Rebecca Iannucci’s in-depth recap of the season’s grand finale.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of grand finale
Noun
  • On March 1, 2021, the abusive behavior reached its peak, alleges the family.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Geomagnetic activity is also expected to ramp up over the next couple of years, with a potential peak in late 2025 before peaking again in 2027 and 2028, according to NASA.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of peak
Noun
  • The league also announced that the 2024 final peaked at 1.1 million viewers, though which point of match the apex occurred was not revealed.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Trump sat with all of them, often for hours, reaching millions of conservative or apolitical people, cementing his status as one of them, a sigma, a guy with clout, and the apex of a model of masculinity that prioritizes fame as a virtue unto itself.
    Brian Barrett, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of apex
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“Copestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copestone. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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