at the height of
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: at the most advanced or extreme point of (something)
He was at the height of his fame when he died.
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Described as an emotional thriller, the film casts James as Jean, a renowned performance artist at the height of her career who has always chosen ambition over family.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
The Guilford native opened his popular restaurant in 1991 at the height of the state’s lobster industry.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
Oil prices, which had fallen into the $50 per barrel range at the height of Trump’s trade war, have since rallied and are now holding in the low $60s, leading to rising gas prices in some states.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
The Briton denied all claims made against him, which date between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working on Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of Comedy and Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
The Guilford native opened his popular restaurant in 1991 at the height of the state’s lobster industry.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
Oil prices, which had fallen into the $50 per barrel range at the height of Trump’s trade war, have since rallied and are now holding in the low $60s, leading to rising gas prices in some states.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
The Briton denied all claims made against him, which date between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working on Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of Comedy and Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
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“At the height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20height%20of. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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