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as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career
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as in depths
the most extreme or advanced point
the student's defiant use of a cell phone during class was regarded by the professor as the height of insolence
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as in hills
an area of high ground
Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea
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Recent Examples of heights
This team is 11-2, with a legitimate chance to reach the greatest heights.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Barry builds a believable sci-fi world—even with its pseudo-fantastical powers—out of the most familiar and banal building blocks, taking the stakes of linguistic misuse to apocalyptic heights.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The goal was to to gauge the likelihood and severity of pedestrians being injured or killed at various crash impact speeds and vehicle heights.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
One which effortlessly and seamlessly ups its game to achieve new heights of performance and driver engagement.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
More big stories Netflix helped bring F1 to new heights.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
That dominant win over Notre Dame, in the final week of the 2022 season, had in many ways been the high-water mark of the coach’s Trojan tenure, the sort of major moment that would seemingly propel a program to new heights.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Some on the right have envied the ability of the identity-politics Left to seize the commanding heights of progressive politics and enact a top-down social revolution.
—Fred Bauer, National Review, 1 Dec. 2024
The telescoping handle offers four heights while two wheels provide a smooth glide over most surfaces.
—Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Barry builds a believable sci-fi world—even with its pseudo-fantastical powers—out of the most familiar and banal building blocks, taking the stakes of linguistic misuse to apocalyptic heights.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The goal was to to gauge the likelihood and severity of pedestrians being injured or killed at various crash impact speeds and vehicle heights.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
One which effortlessly and seamlessly ups its game to achieve new heights of performance and driver engagement.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
More big stories Netflix helped bring F1 to new heights.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
That dominant win over Notre Dame, in the final week of the 2022 season, had in many ways been the high-water mark of the coach’s Trojan tenure, the sort of major moment that would seemingly propel a program to new heights.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Some on the right have envied the ability of the identity-politics Left to seize the commanding heights of progressive politics and enact a top-down social revolution.
—Fred Bauer, National Review, 1 Dec. 2024
The telescoping handle offers four heights while two wheels provide a smooth glide over most surfaces.
—Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heights
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In the frigid depths, the cold-blooded animals’ movements and metabolism slow dramatically.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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In contrast, Raman lidar systems can analyze underwater environments at various depths without being impacted by these sea conditions.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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Considered one of the last private coastal plots in Washington State, Governors Point has a fascinating topography comprising dense coastal forest and 270-foot-high sandstone cliffs.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mesa Verde National Park – Colorado Besides the dramatic sandstone cliffs, Mesa Verde National Park is famous for its Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings, which are some of the oldest and most impressive architecture in the country.Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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While all clouds reflect solar radiation back into space, those at higher altitudes also trap some radiation within the atmosphere.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Archival data from the service including wind speed, temperature, and pressure at different altitudes all went into the training program.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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In higher elevations bordering the metro area, snow, hail and sleet occur slightly more frequently.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Weather Channel reported that blizzard warnings have been posted for Erie, Pennsylvania, and higher elevations in the middle Appalachians.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The mountains of paperwork, according to the department, impacted agencies' ability to make any real progress on the Real ID rollout.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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This is a hallmark of Malibu fires, where the Santa Ana wind push flames over the mountains and hillside and down to the beach.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Heights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heights. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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