as in zenith
the highest part or point
a lawyer at the meridian of his career arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Recent Examples of meridian
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Mars crosses the meridian about three hours after sunset on March 1 and one hour after sundown on March 31.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Some Eastern Orthodox churches use astronomical observations according to the meridian of Jerusalem, the department says.
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Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Mars crosses the meridian about three hours after sunset on March 1 and one hour after sundown on March 31.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.
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Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meridian
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But at its zenith, the location attracted the global A-list and fashion crowd, both within its rooms and food and beverage spaces, before the arrival of social media.
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Instead, all of those previous experiments have culminated in Messi's World Cup zenith now.
Adjective
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Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap.
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Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.
Noun
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Youngsters romped through the crowd, happily indulging in eggthrowing or dunking-machine antics or trying to climb to the pinnacle of a greased pole, where a $20 bill waited.
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But decades before industrial America transformed global horology in the latter half of the 19th century, the Founding Fathers lived in a world where mechanical timekeeping represented the pinnacle of craftsmanship, technology, and taste.
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Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
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The new boat actively stabilizes its ride height, roll, and pitch to minimize deck motion, ensuring safe pilot transfers even at high speeds.
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Raise mowing height during dry spells to promote deeper roots and conserve soil moisture.
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But a turn of the tide began to look inevitable, and Harry Kane produced his crowning moment in an England shirt.
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Richland hasn’t had a crowning moment against a local power like Aledo, but sure has gotten close.
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The matter was not on the city’s agenda but was brought on as a walk-on item at the top of the meeting.
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On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.
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Angèle, the makeup artist, has been writing a real-life account of her observations at work, and her writings apostrophize the action, most extensively during a climactic scene in which the staging of the runway show falls prey to bad weather.
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The ending of van Dongen’s journey was decidedly anti-climactic.
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“Meridian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meridian. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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