the height of
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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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Annual new infections in the U.S. are now below 40,000 and have been reduced by more than two-thirds since the height of the epidemic in the mid-1980s.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The three benchmarks have staged a sharp recovery this month from the lows seen in April during the height of trade policy tensions.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Trump had managed, through a combination of threats and shaming, to achieve progress on a goal sought by U.S. Presidents since the height of the Cold War.
—Massimo Calabresi, Time, 26 June 2025
Children are more likely to play and roll around in grass, said Mao, and their heads are closer to the height of vegetation.
—Julia Ries, Health, 25 June 2025
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The three benchmarks have staged a sharp recovery this month from the lows seen in April during the height of trade policy tensions.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 29 June 2025
Trump had managed, through a combination of threats and shaming, to achieve progress on a goal sought by U.S. Presidents since the height of the Cold War.
—Massimo Calabresi, Time, 26 June 2025
Children are more likely to play and roll around in grass, said Mao, and their heads are closer to the height of vegetation.
—Julia Ries, Health, 25 June 2025
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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