high point
noun
: the best time or stage of something
Our trip to the museum was the high point of our vacation.
the high point of her career
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The service was a spiritual high point in the week of commemorations.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 8 May 2025
What if a museum committed to a programmatic high point every four years, inviting international artists and curators into its historic spaces to explore ever-changing ways of being in practice with art and each other?
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Despite complaints that the show does little to justify its existence, and petty, often mean-spirited grievances over casting choices that don’t match the game designs, The Last of Us has been deemed a massive success and a high point in video game adaptations.
—Richard Newby, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
That’s a new high point for the tune, which had previously only climbed as high as No. 48.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Simon Perry, People.com, 8 May 2025
What if a museum committed to a programmatic high point every four years, inviting international artists and curators into its historic spaces to explore ever-changing ways of being in practice with art and each other?
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Despite complaints that the show does little to justify its existence, and petty, often mean-spirited grievances over casting choices that don’t match the game designs, The Last of Us has been deemed a massive success and a high point in video game adaptations.
—Richard Newby, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
That’s a new high point for the tune, which had previously only climbed as high as No. 48.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“High Point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/High%20Point. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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High Point
geographical name
city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro population 104,371
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