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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Raise the height of your mower if the grass is still growing.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Released in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this documentary shows Swift singing every Folklore song live in a woodsy cabin in the Hudson Valley, building on the cozy cottagecore aesthetic that emulated our lives in isolation.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Maybe the Reds could dangle one of their pitchers in a trade, but getting strong starters to come to Cincinnati on their own volition is difficult enough that the idea that the Reds have too much starting pitching would be the height of hubris.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
First worn as military headgear in the Roman Empire, pill box hats reached the height of their popularity in the 1950s and ’60s when sported by the likes of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Released in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this documentary shows Swift singing every Folklore song live in a woodsy cabin in the Hudson Valley, building on the cozy cottagecore aesthetic that emulated our lives in isolation.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Maybe the Reds could dangle one of their pitchers in a trade, but getting strong starters to come to Cincinnati on their own volition is difficult enough that the idea that the Reds have too much starting pitching would be the height of hubris.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
First worn as military headgear in the Roman Empire, pill box hats reached the height of their popularity in the 1950s and ’60s when sported by the likes of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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