heights

plural of height
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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 midsts
the most intense or characteristic phase of something at the very height of the storm, someone knocked on the door

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“Heights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heights. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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