as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play
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Recent Examples of high-water mark
The Weeknd reached a new high-water mark on Spotify this week.
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Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
How San Francisco settles the debate could reverberate throughout the reparations movement, setting a high-water mark for an effort that has been criticized for, so far, producing small sums.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
This year’s crop of competitors is a far cry from recent years when the starting roster has approached triple digits, hitting a high-water mark of 96 mushers in 2008 (though a more modest number, 78, crossed the finish line).
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark.
—Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023
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Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
How San Francisco settles the debate could reverberate throughout the reparations movement, setting a high-water mark for an effort that has been criticized for, so far, producing small sums.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
This year’s crop of competitors is a far cry from recent years when the starting roster has approached triple digits, hitting a high-water mark of 96 mushers in 2008 (though a more modest number, 78, crossed the finish line).
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark.
—Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-water mark
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Vintage Port Recommendations Vintage Port is the pinnacle of Port production and the flagship product of the Douro.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Stark Varg, which offers performance comparable to 450cc gas dirt bikes, is perhaps at the pinnacle of this industry.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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On the top of their wish list: proper insurance coverage.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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That’d be an alchemical combination for a live take, but what pushes this over the top is how much fun the band is having.Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Accommodation in the valley reaches its zenith at Bruma Wine Resort, a masterpiece of sustainable architecture where modernist design meets natural beauty.Shelby Knick, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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To that point, the job of an editor has evolved considerably since Graydon Carter, Anna Wintour and Tina Brown created the paradigm in the turn-of-the-century zenith of magazines.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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The two cooks' successes and failures are great fun to watch, particularly the series of scenes in which Child, having just enrolled in a cooking program, practices cutting hundreds of onions, the slices forming a pile that matches her own impressive height.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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By 2100, the study warns, storms in the Pacific Northwest could temporarily raise ocean heights up to three times more than current levels, dramatically increasing flood risks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Built in Google's new manufacturing facility in California, Willow is the culmination of over a decade's worth of work.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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This latest partnership between Box and Adobe is the culmination of a decade of cooperation between the two companies.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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August 2024 was the peak of the Presidential election between candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Powerful winds will continue to tear through the northern Rockies and High Plains, including Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, and Iowa, with localized peaks of up to 90 mph.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Eighteen years in, the very conceit of Eras — going album by album to draw a towering portrait of Swift’s catalogue in 44 songs — challenged those cultural ideas while fortifying her place at pop’s apex.Jenn Pelly, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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At her career apex, Pitt probably now knows of Nikki Glaser.Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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“High-water mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-water%20mark. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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