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Recent Examples of meridian
Adjective
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen by roughly 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, crossing the meridian at 1:13 a.m. before setting at 8:03 a.m. Friday. Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2024 By stimulating specific points along the body’s meridians, acupuncture is believed to help regulate the flow of Qi (life energy). Irina Logman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen by roughly 8:11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, crossing the meridian at 1:45 a.m. before setting at 7:58 a.m. Thursday. John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024 The metal components, including the meridians orbiting globes that rotate on an axis, are made by a variety of English craftspeople, but all of them are hand-finished in the studio. Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for meridian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meridian
Noun
  • For such a humanist filmmaker, Boyle reached his zenith by pondering us at our lowest point.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • The band had reached its zenith, with Beatlemania-size crowds greeting them in Australia and Canada, and significant success cracking the American market.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • As far back as a decade ago, when Villeneuve was on the promotion trail for Sicario, the Canadian said that action is art — and Bond is the very pinnacle of the genre.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 June 2025
  • Whether your passion is for Oregon’s superlative Pinot noir or California’s world-class Bordeaux blends, these wines are truly at the pinnacle of American winemaking.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The first-floor gallery is confusing enough with its varying ceiling heights and tomb-like layout.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
  • Chambray may be a humble fabric, but 100 Hands has elevated it to new heights with its Iced Washed Japanese Chambray Shirt.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Once the grill top gets nice and hot, use your now-clean brush to make one more pass across the grates.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
  • Sitting at the top are Manchester City, the only club to exceed $50m so far.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
    Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Noun
  • Receiving this honorary Oscar is the culmination of a dream.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
  • For Jake, who played basketball at Washington University from 2021 to 2023, draft night was a culmination of the family’s dream: older brother Josh also played college ball at Lehigh University.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • From the peaks of the Southern Alps to the geothermal wonders of Rotorua, the country offers a unique blend of natural beauty and modern living.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Halfway through 2025, reported cases have already surpassed 1,274 − the peak for all of 2019.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 July 2025

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“Meridian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meridian. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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