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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Even at the height of Philip's football career, faith and family remained the couple’s top priorities.
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Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Many mainstream experts have been drawing from the same playbook that COVID skeptics used at the height of the pandemic.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
In the early 2000s—at the height of tabloid culture—her talent and appearance were constantly compared to her competitors in the industry.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 8 Dec. 2025
Resale prices surged at the height of the pandemic, and the collection of sneakers developed a similar prestige to the collection of other luxury items like handbags.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Many mainstream experts have been drawing from the same playbook that COVID skeptics used at the height of the pandemic.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
In the early 2000s—at the height of tabloid culture—her talent and appearance were constantly compared to her competitors in the industry.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 8 Dec. 2025
Resale prices surged at the height of the pandemic, and the collection of sneakers developed a similar prestige to the collection of other luxury items like handbags.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 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 11 Dec. 2025.
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