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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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Avani Karthik 60 Minutes This is light years beyond my biology class, where the high point was dissecting frogs. Henry Schuster, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 Look at him high point that football! Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 So there’s the low point of all the kids being taken, but the high point of Will has these powers. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025 That, for us, is the high point on the yacht. Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for High Point

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“High Point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/High%20Point. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.

Geographical Definition

High Point

geographical name

city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro population 104,371

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