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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Some gravitate towards glossy fashion retrospectives; others prefer weighty interior design tomes or evocative travel volumes that capture a specific moment in time–the Italian coastline at the height of summer, for example.
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
The claims against him 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.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Protests erupted at Tesla dealerships across Europe at the height of Musk's involvement with the White House.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Governors in eight states and several major cities had declared states of emergency, and at the height of the storm, bans on nonessential travel were in place for New Jersey, the New York City area and parts of Massachusetts.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
The claims against him 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.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Protests erupted at Tesla dealerships across Europe at the height of Musk's involvement with the White House.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Governors in eight states and several major cities had declared states of emergency, and at the height of the storm, bans on nonessential travel were in place for New Jersey, the New York City area and parts of Massachusetts.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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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 26 Feb. 2026.
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